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Coordinates: 33°54′S 138°11′E / 33.900°S 138.183°E / -33.900; 138.183
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According to anthropologist [[Norman Tindale]] the name was derives from the Parnpangka (local indigenous) term for 'rain water lake'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b30.htm#bumbunga |title=Place Names of South Australia - B - Bumbunga |work=Manning Index of South Australian History |publisher=State Library of South Australia |accessdate=15 July 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202538/http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b30.htm |archivedate=3 March 2016 |df= }} Index compiled based on {{Cite book |title=Manning's Place Names of South Australia from Aaron Creek to Zion Hill |first=Geoffrey H. |last=Manning |date=2006 |publisher=Gould Books |location=Modbury, South Australia |isbn=9780947284602}}</ref>
According to anthropologist [[Norman Tindale]] the name was derives from the Parnpangka (local indigenous) term for 'rain water lake'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b30.htm#bumbunga |title=Place Names of South Australia - B - Bumbunga |work=Manning Index of South Australian History |publisher=State Library of South Australia |accessdate=15 July 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202538/http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b30.htm |archivedate=3 March 2016 |df= }} Index compiled based on {{Cite book |title=Manning's Place Names of South Australia from Aaron Creek to Zion Hill |first=Geoffrey H. |last=Manning |date=2006 |publisher=Gould Books |location=Modbury, South Australia |isbn=9780947284602}}</ref>


[[Sodium chloride|Salt]] has been mined at the salt extraction works since 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://outernode.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/geology/mineral_resources/commodities/salt |title=Salt production in South Australia - Lochiel|publisher=[[Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA)]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712041531/http://outernode.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/geology/mineral_resources/commodities/salt |archivedate=2009-07-12 |df= }} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/rock3/rickirving/S_A_History_Salt_Industry.html |title=Number 1. Early Salt Production in South Australia |work=Historical Cameos of Early South Australia |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050222205555/http://www.angelfire.com:80/rock3/rickirving/S_A_History_Salt_Industry.html |archivedate=2005-02-22 |df= }} </ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/93803/mj50_salt_production.pdf |title=Salt production in South Australia |first=Joanne K |last=Hough |journal=MESA Journal |publisher=[[Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA)|PIRSA]], [[Government of South Australia]] |volume=50 |page=32 |date=September 2008 |accessdate=15 July 2016}}</ref>
[[Sodium chloride|Salt]] has been mined at the salt extraction works since 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://outernode.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/geology/mineral_resources/commodities/salt |title=Salt production in South Australia - Lochiel|publisher=[[Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA)]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712041531/http://outernode.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/geology/mineral_resources/commodities/salt |archivedate=2009-07-12 |df= }} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/rock3/rickirving/S_A_History_Salt_Industry.html |title=Number 1. Early Salt Production in South Australia |work=Historical Cameos of Early South Australia |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050222205555/http://www.angelfire.com/rock3/rickirving/S_A_History_Salt_Industry.html |archivedate=2005-02-22 |df= }} </ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/93803/mj50_salt_production.pdf |title=Salt production in South Australia |first=Joanne K |last=Hough |journal=MESA Journal |publisher=[[Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA)|PIRSA]], [[Government of South Australia]] |volume=50 |page=32 |date=September 2008 |accessdate=15 July 2016}}</ref>


The lake is fed by surrounding hills including the [[Hummocks Range]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
The lake is fed by surrounding hills including the [[Hummocks Range]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

Revision as of 17:32, 10 May 2017

Lake Bumbunga
Lake Bumbunga facing east
Lake Bumbunga is located in South Australia
Lake Bumbunga
Lake Bumbunga
Location in South Australia
LocationMid North region, South Australia
Coordinates33°54′S 138°11′E / 33.900°S 138.183°E / -33.900; 138.183
TypeSalt lake
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area13.88 km2 (5.36 sq mi)[1]

Lake Bumbunga is a salt lake located in South Australia's Mid North near the towns of Lochiel and Bumbunga.

Description

Lake Bumbunga facing east from Lochiel towards Bumbunga.

According to anthropologist Norman Tindale the name was derives from the Parnpangka (local indigenous) term for 'rain water lake'.[2]

Salt has been mined at the salt extraction works since 1912.[3][4][5]

The lake is fed by surrounding hills including the Hummocks Range.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ WETLAND INVENTORY, NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Archived 2009-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, An assessment of selected inland wetlands of the Northern Agricultural Districts. (page 16)
  2. ^ "Place Names of South Australia - B - Bumbunga". Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Index compiled based on Manning, Geoffrey H. (2006). Manning's Place Names of South Australia from Aaron Creek to Zion Hill. Modbury, South Australia: Gould Books. ISBN 9780947284602.
  3. ^ "Salt production in South Australia - Lochiel". Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA). Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Number 1. Early Salt Production in South Australia". Historical Cameos of Early South Australia. Archived from the original on 2005-02-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Hough, Joanne K (September 2008). "Salt production in South Australia" (PDF). MESA Journal. 50. PIRSA, Government of South Australia: 32. Retrieved 15 July 2016.


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