Lake Anneen

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The Lake Annean (also Anneen Lake, or (actually wrong): Nannine Lake ) is a salt lake in the west of the Australian state of Western Australia. He is listed in the Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia ( DIWA ).

The lake is located about 40 km southwest of Meekatharra. It has an area of ​​about 320 km ² and has the shape of a rectangle whose long side is oriented in the north-western direction, extended with two arms. The thinner arm, actually a anastomosisches network of tributaries, extends almost to Meekatharra to the north. From there and from some streams in the west and north of the lake receives its inflow. The drain is at the other arm at the west end of the lake, from which the Hope River is apparent. However, only comes after heavy rains water from the lake directly into the river. A low Unterwassergebirgszug divides the lake almost in two. Today, the Great Northern Highway runs along this mountain range.

The Lake Annean is shallow and has many islands and peninsulas. Some parts of the lake are always filled with water, but only after heavy rains in the summer or fall of the whole lake is full. This only happens once every 5-10 years.

The salt lake is one of the most important breeding areas for the Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica ) and Whiskered Tern ( Chilodonias hybridus ) in Western Australia. Also for other waterfowl, he is an important conservation area, as the nearest wetland, the Wooleen Lake is nearly 200 km away.

The ghost town Nannine lies on the northern shore of Lake Annean. At the time the lake only by residents of the nearby nearby towns and settlements is used for windsurfing. Environmental hazards are caused by the Pasture, the foraging of native and of introduced wild animals, the forbidden tearing of wildflowers and pollution from the highway and nearby gold mines.

External links and sources

  • Lake Annean - WA. ExplorOz.com
  • Map of Lake Annean, WA. Bonzle.com
  • Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing Pty.. Ltd.. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978174193232-4. Pp. 84 85
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