▁of ▁Tas mania . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁l ago on ▁area ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁wild life ▁san ctu ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁with ▁additional ▁blocks ▁of ▁adjacent ▁land ▁added ▁subsequently . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁it ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁wet land ▁of ▁international ▁importance ▁under ▁the ▁R ams ar ▁Convention . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁Sh ore bird ▁Network ▁Site . ▁ ▁Description ▁Log an ▁L ago on ▁is ▁a ▁coast al ▁wet land ▁complex ▁at ▁the ▁south - e astern ▁corner ▁of ▁Fl ind ers ▁Island , ▁lying ▁some ▁ 5   km ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Lady ▁Bar ron . ▁It ▁is ▁isolated ▁from ▁the ▁sea ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁sand ▁bar ▁which ▁is ▁inf re qu ently ▁bre ached ▁by ▁either ▁high ▁water ▁levels ▁in ▁the ▁l ago on ▁or ▁by ▁rough ▁se as ▁er oding ▁the ▁bar . ▁The ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁l ago on ▁is ▁generally ▁ 1 – 2   m ▁deep ▁and ▁fl uct u ates ▁with ▁ra inf all , ▁occasionally ▁dry ing ▁out . ▁The ▁ 7 5   km 2 ▁catch ment ▁of ▁the ▁l ago on ▁is ▁mainly ▁agricult ural ▁land . ▁ ▁Flora ▁The ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁l ago on ▁has ▁a ▁dense ▁coast al ▁shr ub land ▁of ▁coast ▁w attle ▁and ▁coast ▁tea - tree ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁grass y ▁patch es . ▁Where ▁the ▁land ▁is ▁largely ▁protected ▁from ▁bush f ires ▁there