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Gippsland Lakes
Lake network in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gippsland Lakes are a network of coastal lakes, marshes and lagoons in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an overall area of about 354 km2 (137 sq mi)[2] between the rural towns of Lakes Entrance, Bairnsdale and Sale. The largest of the lakes are Lake Wellington (Gunai language: Murla),[3] Lake King (Gunai: Ngarrang)[4] and Lake Victoria (Gunai: Toonallook).[4] The lakes are collectively fed by the Avon, Thomson, Latrobe, Mitchell, Nicholson and Tambo Rivers, and drain into Bass Strait through a short canal about 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Lakes Entrance town centre.
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Gippsland Lakes | |
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Lake Wellington, Lake Victoria, Lake King, Lake Reeve, Lake Tyers, Lake Coleman | |
![]() The Entrance to Gippsland Lakes | |
![]() Landsat 7 imagery of the Gippsland Lakes. Lakes Entrance is visible in the top right of the image. | |
Location | Gippsland, Victoria |
Coordinates | 38°00′S 147°39′E |
Primary inflows | Avon, Thomson, Latrobe, Mitchell, Nicholson and Tambo rivers |
Primary outflows | Bass Strait |
Basin countries | Australia |
Surface area | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Settlements | Lakes Entrance, Bairnsdale |
Designated | 15 December 1982 |
Reference no. | 269[1] |
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