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Lake Corangamite is unique. Firstly, it is Australia’s largest permanent saline lake. There are only a few other permanent saline lakes and they are different to Corangamite, being in deep craters (>15m) while Corangamite is on an open plain and is shallow (~ 6m) (Williams, 1981). Of course there are many larger lakes in Australia, but they are either fresh and in Tasmania or episodic like Lake Eyre and usually do not hold water (Timms, 1992). Lake Corangamite also has been subject to the most monitoring and research of any lake in Australia. This is because, unlike other saline lakes in remote parts, it is easily accessible to a large population centre (Melbourne). Moreover, its contentious salinity and water level fluctuations have meant aspects of its limnology have been monitored from early European settlement.
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Timms, B.V. (2004). The Continued Degradation of Lake Corangamite, Australia. In: Nihoul, J.C.J., Zavialov, P.O., Micklin, P.P. (eds) Dying and Dead Seas Climatic Versus Anthropic Causes. NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0967-6_12
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