Lake Victoria (Victoria)

Lake Victoria
View of lake from the west
Location Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria
Lake type saline lake
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 1.39 km²
For Lake Victoria in Gippsland see Gippsland Lakes

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Lake Victoria is a 1.39 km² shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, close to the township of Point Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered by Parks Victoria. It is separated from Bass Strait by a narrow strip of coastal dunes. It forms part of the Swan Bay wetland system of shallow marine areas and lagoons, and is an important wetland for waterbirds and waders.[1]

The site is part of the Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International.[2] Birds of conservation significance for which the lake and its surrounds are important include the Hooded Plover, Little Egret and Orange-bellied Parrot. It sometimes holds internationally significant numbers of Red-necked Stints and Banded Stilts.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hewish, M.J. (2003). Fauna values of three sub-coastal wetlands on the Bellarine Peninsula: Lake Victoria, Freshwater Lake and St Leonards Salt Lagoon. Parks Victoria Technical Series No.10. Parks Victoria: Melbourne. ISSN 1448-4935
  2. ^ "IBA: Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  3. ^ Hewish, Marilyn. (2003). The waterbirds of Lake Victoria, a sub-coastal wetland on the Bellarine Peninsula. Geelong Bird Report 2002: 73-110.