Cardross Lakes

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Cardross Lakes
Location Victoria, Australia
Coordinates 34°18′S 142°5′ECoordinates: 34°18′S 142°5′E
Lake type Artificial lake
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 360ha

The Cardross Lakes are an irrigation drainage basin system located approximately 15km south-west of Mildura, 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 1930's [2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Inland Waters Theme Report Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Retrieved April 4, 2008
  2. ^ Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon Native Fish Australia, Retrieved April 4, 2008
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