Lake Albacutya
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Lake Albacutya is in Victoria, Australia
. The postcode there is 3424. It has been designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention
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When full Lake Albacutya covers 5500 ha (13,590.8 acre), is 8 m (26.2 ft) deep and holds around 230 GL. Water enters the lake from Outlet Creek which is connected to Lake Hindmarsh to the south. When full the lake is controlled by the sill level of Outlet Creek, which once breached drains the lake to the north.
Being less saline than Lake Hindmarsh
, Lake Albacutya supports a denser cover of vegetation in its dry phase.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The postcode there is 3424. It has been designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...
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When full Lake Albacutya covers 5500 ha (13,590.8 acre), is 8 m (26.2 ft) deep and holds around 230 GL. Water enters the lake from Outlet Creek which is connected to Lake Hindmarsh to the south. When full the lake is controlled by the sill level of Outlet Creek, which once breached drains the lake to the north.
Being less saline than Lake Hindmarsh
Lake Hindmarsh
Lake Hindmarsh in western Victoria is the state’s largest natural freshwater lake. The nearest towns are Jeparit to the south and Rainbow to the north.The lake has filled after more than a decade of drought, due to floods in early 2011.-History:...
, Lake Albacutya supports a denser cover of vegetation in its dry phase.