Lake Bonney SE

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Lake Bonney SE
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Lake Bonney SE
Location in South Australia
Location Canunda, South Australia
Coordinates 37°45′56″S140°20′35″E / 37.76556°S 140.34306°E / -37.76556; 140.34306
Type Brackish freshwater
Native nameCoonunda or Canunda
Primary inflows Natural inflows
Primary outflows Evaporation; Southern Ocean
Catchment area 430 km2 (170 sq mi)
Basin  countriesAustralia
Max. length23 km (14 mi)
Max. width4 km (2.5 mi)
Surface area79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Average depth3 m (9.8 ft)

Lake Bonney SE (alternative name: Coonunda or Canunda) is a coastal freshwater lake located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia in the gazetted locality of Canunda. [1] It has a surface area of 79 square kilometres (31 sq mi).

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The lake is located 450 km (280 mi) south east of Adelaide and 13 km (8 mi) south west of Millicent. The Canunda National Park lies adjacent to the lake shore.

Naming

The lake was named Lake Bonney in 1844 by George Grey, the then Governor of South Australia. [2]

The name was proposed in 1916 to be changed by the Nomenclature Committee to "Coonunda Lake" but was not actioned without any reason provided. "Coonunda" or "Canunda" is the Aboriginal name for the lake. [2]

In both 1972 and 1981, the District Council of Barmera wrote to the South Australian Government requesting that the lake be renamed with its native name, i.e. "Canunda" or "Coonunda", in order to avoid being confused with the lake in the Riverland of South Australia. In response to the request sent in 1981, the Geographical Names Board renamed both lakes as "Lake Bonney, Riverland" and "Lake Bonney SE" in order to differentiate between the lakes. A further request for a name change sent in 1989 by the District Council of Barmera was not approved by the Geographical Names Board. [2]

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References

  1. "Search result for "Canunda (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0012173) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search result for "Lake Bonney SE (Lake)" (Record no. SA0008121) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.