Forrestdale Lake

Forrestdale Lake

Infobox lake
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location = Forrestdale, Western Australia
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basin_countries = Australia
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Forrestdale is a lake in Forrestdale, Western Australia, approximately convert|30|km|mi|0 south of Perth, the state capital.

It is a brackish, seasonal lake with extensive fringing sedgeland typical of the Swan Coastal Plain, and constitutes a major breeding, migration stop-over and semi-permanent drought refuge area for waterbirds. The lake usually dries out in mid-summer.

External links

* [http://www.naturebase.net/pdf/national_parks/wetlands/fact_sheets/forrestdale_thomsons_lake1.doc Information sheet on Ramsar Wetlands] (Department of Environment and Conservation)


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