Tongo Lake

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Tongo Lake
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Tongo Lake
Location New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 30°33′23″S143°52′38″E / 30.55639°S 143.87722°E / -30.55639; 143.87722 Coordinates: 30°33′23″S143°52′38″E / 30.55639°S 143.87722°E / -30.55639; 143.87722
Type lake

Tongo Lake is a fresh water lake on the Paroo River, north of Wilcannia, New South Wales, in the far west of the state.

Setting

The lake is between Paroo-Darling National Park and Nocoleche Nature Reserve This area has a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi-desert) [1] and is considered to be desert. This stretch of the Paroo River valley represents an oasis in the otherwise arid and featureless landscape of the northwest New South Wales.

The area has been declared an important Ramsar Site. [2]

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References

  1. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606.(direct: Final Revised Paper)
  2. Kingsford, R.T., and E. Lee. 2010. Ecological Character Description of the Paroo River Wetlands Ramsar Site. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney.