- Cardross Lakes
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lake_name = Cardross Lakes
image_lake = CardrossLakes.jpg
caption_lake = Cardross Lakes, September 2008
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location =Victoria, Australia
coords = coord|34|18|S|142|5|E|type:waterbody_region:AU|display=inline,title
type =Artificial lake
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basin_countries =Australia
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area = 360ha
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cities =The Cardross Lakes are an irrigation
drainage basin system located approximately 15km south-west ofMildura, Victoria ,Australia . The lakes are notable for being the only known occurrence within Victoria of the Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon "(Mogurnda adspersa )", discovered in 1995 [http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2001/publications/theme-reports/water/water03-4d.html Inland Waters Theme Report] "Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts", Retrieved April 4, 2008] , believed to be extinct in Victoria since the 1930's [http://www.nativefish.asn.au/purple.html Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon] "Native Fish Australia", Retrieved April 4, 2008] .References
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