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{{Short description|National park in Northern Territory, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name            = Keep River National Park
| photo           = Keep-River-Nationalpark, View from Gurrandalng.jpg
| photo_caption   = View from Gurrandalng
| photo_alt       = 
| iucn_category   = II
| iucn_ref        = <ref name=CAPAD2012NTSum/>
| coordinates     = {{coord|15|48|59|S|129|08|23|E|scale:500000|display=inline,title}}
| map             = Northern Territory
| map_alt         = 
| map_width       = 200px
| relief          = yes
| label           = Keep River National Park
| label_position  = right
| location        = [[Northern Territory]]
| established     = {{start date|1981|04|15|df=y}}<ref name="CAPAD2012NTSum"/>
| area_ha         = 
| area_km2        = 574.37
| area_ref        = <ref name=CAPAD2012NTSum>{{cite web|title=CAPAD 2012 Northern Territory Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/0f927a4e-336a-490c-a896-ec37874a5c73/files/capad2012nt.xlsx|work=CAPAD 2012|publisher=Australian Government - Department of the Environment|accessdate=7 February 2014|date=7 February 2014}}</ref>
| visitation_num  = 23,200
| visitation_year = 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government |first=Northern Territory |date=2023-08-21 |title=Park visitor data |url=https://depws.nt.gov.au/parks-and-wildlife-commission/parks-and-wildlife-statistics-and-research/park-visitor-data |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=depws.nt.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>
| visitation_ref  = 
| nearest_city    = [[Kununurra, Western Australia|Kununurra]]
| nearest_town    =
| governing_body  = [[Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory]]
| website         = {{official|https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park-to-visit/keep-river-national-park}}
}}
'''Keep River National Park''' is in the [[Northern Territory]] of [[Australia]], 418&nbsp;km southwest of [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] and 468&nbsp;km west of [[Katherine, Northern Territory|Katherine]]. The nearest town is [[Kununurra, Western Australia|Kununurra]] in [[Western Australia]].

==Environment==
[[File:Aboriginal Rock Art in Keep River National Park.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Aboriginal rock art in the park]]
The park has a number of striking sandstone formations and there is an [[Indigenous Australian]] art site at the end of the walk along the floor of the [[Keep River]] Gorge. The park falls within the tribal area of the [[Mirriwung]] and [[Gadjerong]] people. Most of the land in the park also lies within the [[Keep River Important Bird Area]], identified as such because of its importance for the conservation of the [[endangered]] [[Gouldian finch]].<ref>BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Keep River. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-07-15.</ref>

==Access==
Like most of the [[Top End]] parks, access can be restricted due to flooding in the [[wet season]]. The most comfortable period for visiting is between May and August when the temperature ranges from a maximum of 35&nbsp;°C to a minimum of 10&nbsp;°C.

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of the Northern Territory]]

==External links==
* [http://parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/10552/KeepFS_11.pdf Official fact sheet and map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512133220/http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/10552/KeepFS_11.pdf |date=12 May 2013 }}
* [https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park/find-a-park-to-visit/keep-river-national-park Updated link for fact sheet]
* [https://norther.com.au/national-parks/keep-river-national-park/ Keep River National Park]

==References==
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{{National Parks of the Northern Territory}}


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[[Category:National parks of the Northern Territory]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1991]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of the Northern Territory]]
[[Category:Kimberley tropical savanna]]


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