It lies in the Riverland region of south-eastern South Australia and is adjacent to the Murray River.

The property had many kilometres of frontage on to the River Murray, but since the installation of a downstream lock in 1923, much of its shore line had been flooded and degraded.

It supports several regionally or nationally threatened animals, including the southern bell frog, regent parrot and river snail.

It offers a route for fish migrating around Lock 3 on the Murray during spring floods and provides spawning and nursery habitats for them.

Potential threats to the wetlands include invasion by introduced species and rising saline groundwater.