Lake Bathurst (New South Wales)
Lake Bathurst is a lake 27 km south-east of Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. The Aboriginal name for the lake was Bundong. It is a shallow lake that can vary in area from a few square kilometers to up to ten square kilometres, depending on the inflow and evaporation rates. It was named by surveyor James Meehan for Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Birds
A 19 km2 area of the lake and its immediate surrounds has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it regularly supports significant numbers of near threatened Blue-billed Ducks and over 1% of the world population of Australasian Shovelers. It is an important drought refuge, sometimes supporting over 1% of the world populations of Freckled Ducks, Black Swans, Chestnut Teals and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.[1]
References
- McDonald, J. Kay. (1985). Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales. Kangaroo Press: Sydney. ISBN 0-86417-049-1
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