Lake Bullen Merri
| Lake Bullen Merri | |
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Lake Bullen Merri at sunset | |
  Lake Bullen Merri Location in Victoria | |
| Location | Southwest Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°15′06″S 143°06′15″E / 38.25167°S 143.10417°ECoordinates: 38°15′06″S 143°06′15″E / 38.25167°S 143.10417°E[1] |
| Type | Brackish crater lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Average depth | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Max. depth | 66 metres (217 ft) |
Lake Bullen Merri is a brackish crater lake near Camperdown in southwestern Victoria, Australia.
The lake has a maximum depth of 66 metres (217 ft), with a clover leaf outline indicating that it was probably formed by two overlapping maar volcanoes. The lake is depicted in beautiful work by Eugene von Guerard. The edge of the lake was marked by a stone in the late 1800s by James Dawson; from this and von Guerard's painting it is obvious that the level of the lake has dropped considerably in the last 100 years.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Lake Bullen Merri". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Volcanic landforms in the Camperdown area of Victoria". UniServe Science. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
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