▁and ▁M ood iar rup ▁Sw amps ▁Import ant ▁Bird ▁Area ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁site ▁compr ising ▁a ▁cluster ▁of ▁wet lands ▁on ▁the ▁Black wood ▁River ▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Dark an , ▁and ▁ ▁north - west ▁of ▁K oj on up , ▁in ▁the ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁Whe at b elt ▁region ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁site ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Tower r ining ▁Lake , ▁a ▁highly ▁modified ▁bra ck ish ▁lake , ▁with ▁adjacent ▁bra ck ish ▁sw am pl and ▁to ▁its ▁north - west , ▁uno fficial ly ▁known ▁as ▁M ood iar rup ▁Sw amp ▁N W . ▁ ▁It ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁Tower r ining ▁Nature ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁receives ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁sw amp , ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁local ▁streams . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁open ▁water ▁border ed ▁by ▁a ▁fr inge ▁of ▁paper b arks . ▁W aters ki ing ▁is ▁season ally ▁popular , ▁with ▁a ▁car avan ▁park , ▁cam ps ite ▁and ▁pic nic ▁grounds ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁wet lands . ▁ ▁When ▁flo oded , ▁the ▁semi - per man ent ▁sw amp ▁consists ▁of ▁open ▁water ▁with ▁isolated ▁shr ubs ▁and ▁stands ▁of ▁dead ▁trees . ▁ ▁The ▁wet lands ▁have ▁suffered ▁from ▁rising ▁water ▁levels ▁and ▁increased ▁sal inity ▁but ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁important ▁for ▁many ▁water bird s . ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁has ▁a ▁temper ate ▁Mediter rane an ▁climate ▁with ▁cool , ▁wet ▁winter