Lake Victoria (Victoria)
{{Short description|Lake in Victoria, Australia}}
{{about|the lake on the Bellarine Peninsula|Lake Victoria in Gippsland|Gippsland Lakes}}
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lake Victoria
| image = Lake Victoria from Collendina.jpg
| image_size = 250
| alt = Fields and cattle with Lake Victoria in the distance
| caption = View of lake from the west
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| location = Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria
| pushpin_map = Australia Victoria
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| pushpin_map_alt = A map of Victoria, Australia with a mark indicating the location of Lake Victoria
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Victoria
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| type = Saline
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| area = {{convert|139|ha|abbr=on}}
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Lake Victoria is a {{convert|139|ha|adj=on}} shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria in Australia, close to the township of Point Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered by Parks Victoria.
Location and features
The lake is separated from Bass Strait by a narrow strip of coastal dunes. It forms part of the Swan Bay wetland system of shallow marine areas and lagoons, and is an important wetland for waterbirds and waders.Hewish, M.J. (2003). Fauna values of three sub-coastal wetlands on the Bellarine Peninsula: Lake Victoria, Freshwater Lake and St Leonards Salt Lagoon. Parks Victoria Technical Series No.10. Parks Victoria: Melbourne. ISSN 1448-4935
The site is part of the Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International.{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands |accessdate=2011-10-26 |work=Birdata |publisher=Birds Australia |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |archivedate=2011-07-06 }} Birds of conservation significance for which the lake and its surrounds are important include the hooded plover, little egret and orange-bellied parrot. It sometimes holds internationally significant numbers of red-necked stints and banded stilts.Hewish, Marilyn. (2003). The waterbirds of Lake Victoria, a sub-coastal wetland on the Bellarine Peninsula. Geelong Bird Report 2002: 73-110.
Plant communities consist of salt tolerant species typical of coastal dune woodland and saltmarsh in the region.{{cite web|title=Wetland Wanderings - Lake Victoria|url=https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/wetlands/article/item/8cf9165b37f60bd.aspx|website=City of Greater Geelong|accessdate=25 March 2018}} Woodland and tall shrubland along the southern lakeshore mainly consist of Moonah Melaleuca lanceolata, a species that is listed as threatened in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.
References
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External links
- [http://www.bellarinelandcare.org.au/index.php The Bellarine Landcare Group]
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Category:Lakes of Victoria (state)
Category:Saline lakes of Australia
Category:Important Bird Areas of Victoria (state)
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