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| Cardross Lakes | |
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 Cardross Lakes, September 2008 | |
  Cardross Lakes Location in
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| Location | Mallee, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 34°18′S 142°05′E / 34.300°S 142.083°E |
| Lake type | Artificial lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 360 ha (890 acres) |
The Cardross Lakes are an irrigation drainage basin system located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of Mildura, in the Mallee region of 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] The Murray hardyhead (Craterocephalus fluviatilis) can be found in the Cardross Basin. [3]
References
- ^ Inland Waters Theme Report Archived 27 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2008
- ^ "Southern purple spotted gudgeon". Native Fish Australia. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Protecting the Murray Hardyhead", Riverspace, 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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Cardross Lakes, September 2008 | |
Cardross Lakes Location in
Victoria | |
| Location | Mallee, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 34°18′S 142°05′E / 34.300°S 142.083°E |
| Lake type | Artificial lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 360 ha (890 acres) |
The Cardross Lakes are an irrigation drainage basin system located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of Mildura, in the Mallee region of 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] The Murray hardyhead (Craterocephalus fluviatilis) can be found in the Cardross Basin. [3]
References
- ^ Inland Waters Theme Report Archived 27 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2008
- ^ "Southern purple spotted gudgeon". Native Fish Australia. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Protecting the Murray Hardyhead", Riverspace, 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
Waterways of the Mallee catchment,
Victoria, Australia | |
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| This article about a location in the Mallee is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |