Lake Borrie Wetlands

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Lake Borrie Wetlands is located in Victoria, Australia within the Western Treatment Plant at Werribee. This plant is administered by Melbourne Water. It is a highly significant wetland, with international importance, designated under the Ramsar Convention in 1983.^[1] Thousands of birds amongst more than 270 different species can be found there.^[2] The lake was named after Edwin Fullarton Borrie, a civil engineer and town planner in Melbourne.^[3]

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Melbourne Water: Essential facts

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1. ^ http://www.melbwater.com/content/sewerage/western_treatment_plant/lake_borrie_webcam.asp?bhcp=1
2. ^ http://www.csiro.au/promos/ozadvances/Series16Wetlands.htm
3. ^ http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130254b.htm