Cardross Lakes
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For other uses, see Cardross (disambiguation).
| Cardross Lakes | |
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| Cardross Lakes, September 2008 | |
| Location | Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°18′S 142°5′E / 34.3°S 142.083°ECoordinates: 34°18′S 142°5′E / 34.3°S 142.083°E |
| Lake type | Artificial lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 360ha |
The Cardross Lakes are an irrigation drainage basin system located approximately 15 km south-west of Mildura, Victoria, Australia. The lakes are notable for being the only known occurrence within Victoria of the Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa), discovered in 1995 [1], believed to be extinct in Victoria since the 1930s [2].
[edit] References
- ^ Inland Waters Theme Report Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Retrieved 4 April 2008
- ^ Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon Native Fish Australia, Retrieved 4 April 2008
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