Lake Bathurst (New South Wales)
| Lake Bathurst | |
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 Lake Bathurst from space shuttle(1985) is at top of photo | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 35°03′S 149°44′E / 35.050°S 149.733°E |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
Lake Bathurst (Aboriginal: Bundong[citation needed]) is a shallow lake located 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Goulburn, New South Wales in Australia.
Features and location
The surface area of the lake can vary from 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) up to 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi), depending on the inflow and evaporation rates.
Lake Bathurst is also the name of a very small village, located on the Goulburn-Braidwood Road, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the lake.
Both the lake and the village were named by surveyor James Meehan in honour of Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Birds
The lake is an important site for Australasian shovellers]].A 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) area of the lake and its immediate surrounds has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it regularly supports significant numbers of near threatened blue-billed ducks and over 1% of the world population of Australasian shovellers. It is an important drought refuge, sometimes supporting over 1% of the world populations of freckled ducks, black swans, chestnut teals and sharp-tailed sandpipers.[1]
References
- ^ "IBA: Lake Bathurst". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
Further reading
- McDonald, J. Kay. (1985). Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales. Kangaroo Press: Sydney. ISBN 0-86417-049-1
External links
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