Lake Connewarre

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lake_name = Lake Connewarre
image_lake = GameSeason_lakeconnewarre.jpg
caption_lake = Opening of the game season, 1874
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location = Victoria
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type = Estuarine
inflow = Barwon River
outflow = Barwon River
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basin_countries = Australia
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Lake Connewarre is a shallow estuarine lake located on the Barwon River near Geelong, Victoria. The lake is linked to the sea by the mangrove-fringed channel of thelower Barwon River estuary. This results in the lake being subject to tidal flows, with a weir at the inflow to the lake preventing saline water progressing upstream.

Lake Connewarre is a Ramsar listed site, with much of the wetlands also part of the Lake Connewarre State Game Reserve. However, much of the land surrounding Lake Connewarre has been cleared for agricultural purposes has resulted in environmental degradation. Water pollution from upriver has also resulted in a drop in water quality, and reduced inflows to the lake have resulted in silting issues.

External links

* [http://www.ccma.vic.gov.au/catchments/barwon_river.htm Corangamite Catchment Management Authority]