Kow Swamp
{{Short description|Lake (former wetland) in Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| coordinates_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19058|title=Kow Swamp|work=Vicnames|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=2 May 1966|accessdate=4 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606235135/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19058|archive-date=6 June 2014|url-status=dead}}
| type = Freshwater / Swamp / Wetland
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| basin_countries = Australia
| length = {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|4|km|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|24|km2|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|3|m|abbr=on}}
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| volume = {{convert|51730|ML|impgal USgal|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|85|m|abbr=on}}
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The Kow Swamp, a freshwater lake{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} and wetland, was formerly a swamp, that is now used for water storage. The lake is located in the Mallee region in north-central Victoria, Australia.
Description
Kow Swamp lies in the Murray River valley, about {{convert|4.5|km}} west of the town of Gunbower and {{convert|3|km}} south of the town of Leitchville and also the Murray River, in the Shire of Campaspe. Its name comes from the Aboriginal word Ghow which refers to the white gypsum soil found at the swamp. It is a popular site for recreational fishing. Approximately {{convert|7|km}} in length and {{convert|4|km}} in width, the lake has a circumference of {{convert|15|km}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.g-mwater.com.au/water-resources/storages/kowswamp |title=Kow Swamp |accessdate=2012-03-04 |first= |last= |publisher=Goulburn-Murray Water |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602130641/http://www.g-mwater.com.au/water-resources/storages/kowswamp |archive-date=2 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}
History
In the late 19th century Kow Swamp was managed by local irrigation trusts for off-river storage. In 1900 the capacity was increased to {{convert|51730|ML|impgal USgal}}.
=Archaeology=
{{main|Kow Swamp Archaeological Site}}
Kow Swamp is an archaeological site which has produced human skeletal remains dating from the late Pleistocene, over 10,000 years ago.
References
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{{Rivers of the North-Central catchment of the Murray-Darling basin}}
{{Lakes of Victoria |state=collapsed}}
Category:Lakes of Victoria (state)
Category:North-Central catchment
Category:Rivers of Loddon Mallee (region)
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