Lake Indawarra
Lake Indawarra is located in the town of Tintinara, South Australia. It is about 200m west of the town centre. The lake was created by railroad workers in 1905 and was named "Lake Indawarra" in the 1980s. It was once an important part of Tintinara and children would go there to swim and canoe.
Name
The lake received its name from the local student body of Tintinara after a small competition was held by the local council.[1] This means that, unlike the town name, Indawarra is a made up variation of local aboriginal words, though not true words.
Pollution and clean up
In the early 1990s the lake started to become polluted. People were dumping their rubbish in it, the water became polluted and unhealthy, and the wildlife began to leave.
In 2007, Ben Holbrook, a teacher from the Tintinara Area School, decided to get the lake up and going again. He and year 8 and year 9 students went to the lake on Fridays during their lessons to plant trees and to build picnic spots. They even built a small island in the middle of the lake and named it "Bird Island". In 2011, there was a definite improvement at the lake with wildlife, such as birds, coming back. [2]
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Coordinates: 35°53′18.3″S 140°3′34.3″E / 35.888417°S 140.059528°E