Lake Albert (New South Wales)

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Lake Albert
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Lake Village Shopping Centre
Postcode: 2650
LGA: City of Wagga Wagga
Suburbs around Lake Albert:
Tatton Kooringal Gumly Gumly
Springvale Lake Albert Forest Hill
Rowan Gregadoo Ladysmith
Lake Albert
Lake Albert - from Willans Hill
from Willans Hill
Location New South Wales
Coordinates 35°09′S 147°22′ECoordinates: 35°09′S 147°22′E
Lake type artificial lake
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 125 ha[1]
For other uses, see Lake Albert (disambiguation).

Lake Albert (35°09′S, 147°22′E) is an artificial lake near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. Covering 125 ha[1], the lake was built in the 1890s on what was known as Swampy Plains and was named after Prince Albert.

Surrounded by parkland, the lake is a venue for water sports, fishing, walking and bird watching[2]. The lake is home to the Boat Club and one of the town's two golf courses, Wagga Wagga Country Club, is situated on the western shore of the lake.

Lake Albert is also the name of a suburb of Wagga Wagga on the shores of the lake. The suburb is home to three schools, Lake Albert Primary School, Mater Dei Primary School and Mater Dei Catholic College. The Lake Village Shopping Centre is located within the suburb which houses Foodworks supermarket and specialty shops.

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[edit] Water levels

Due to years of drought the water level at Lake Albert reached record lows[3] and in 2005 Wagga Wagga City Council considered pumping water into the lake to prevent further fish deaths which was ruled out by a senior council official [4]. After a thunderstorm dumped around 50mm in the area the lake reached its full depth in early November 2005.

January 2007 a ban on water sport activities on Lake Albert is likely in the next few weeks if the lakes level drops below 1.2m due to the on going drought. [5]

20th of March 2008 the lake was closed for the second time since January 2008[6] due to high levels of Faecal Coliforms in the water[7][8].

Lake Albert on 4 November 2005

Lake Albert 100% full on 9 November 2005

Panorama view of the lake taken on the 31st March, 2008

Wagga Wagga Boat Club and boat ramp

[edit] Events

Barry Carne Memorial Ski Race
Barry Carne Memorial Ski Race

The Barry Carne Memorial Ski Race is held on the 2nd Saturday and Sunday in May each year, subject to water levels in the lake. On the 13 and 14 May 2006 the event returned to Lake Albert after a 4 year absence due to the lake being at record low levels owing to drought but was cancelled in 2007 due to low water levels[9].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Lake Albert. Australian Explorer. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  2. ^ Lake Albert. Wagga Wagga City Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ Low water sparks boat ban for Lake Albert. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  4. ^ Lake boost not considered fish kill cure. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  5. ^ Ban On Water Sports Likely (html). The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
  6. ^ Lake Albert Closed due to blue green algae. Wagga Wagga City Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  7. ^ Lake Albert Readings. Wagga Wagga City Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  8. ^ Lake Albert Closed. Wagga Wagga City Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  9. ^ Barry Carne Ski Race Cancelled. Skirace.net. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.

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