Wanneroo wetlands

{{Short description|Lakes and swamps in Wanneroo district of Western Australia}}

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The Wanneroo wetlands are a series of wetlands, swamps and lakes that occur on the Swan Coastal Plain of Perth, Western Australia.Also known as Wanneroo lakes and Wanneroo linear lakesKennealy, Shona (1994) Oral Histories of Wanneroo wetlands: Recollections of Wanneroo Pioneers, changes that occurred between European settlement and the 1950s The Water Authority of W.A. http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/record=b1606874~S2 They are linked very closely to the Gnangara Mound.{{Citation | author1=Bourke, S. A | author2=Western Australia. Dept. of Water | title=East Wanneroo integrated groundwater-lake flow modelling : predictive scenario modelling to support the Gnangara sustainability strategy | publication-date=2009 | publisher=Dept. of Water | isbn=978-1-921675-13-3 }}

They are in part, incorporated into the Yellagonga Regional Park and also referred to as Yellagonga wetlands.{{Citation | author1=Ujma, Susan | title=Historical geography of Yellagonga Regional Park, Western Australia | publication-date=2009-01-01 | publisher=Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36455333 | accessdate=30 August 2018 }}

Description

The wetlands comprise a series of named lakes, including Lake Joondalup (or Craigie Lake), Lake Goolelal (or Welshes Lake), Jandabup Lake (or Big Dundebar Lake), Yonderup Lake, Nowergup Lake (or Narago Lake), Coogee Springs, Neerabup Lake (or Pappas Swamp), Lake Gnangara, Mariginiup Lake, Pippidinny and Boonaddy Swamps, and Loch McNess (or Yanchep Lake).{{Citation | author1=Birchall, Laurie | title=Interview with Laurie Birchall : recreational use of Wanneroo lakes | publication-date=1997 | publisher=City of Wanneroo Libraries | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31713879 | accessdate=30 August 2018 }}{{Citation | author1=Western Australia | author2=Arnold, Jenny | title=Jenny Arnold's Perth wetlands resource book. Chapter 7, Wanneroo linear lakes | publication-date=1990 | publisher=Environmental Protection Authority | isbn=978-0-7309-1973-5 }}

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