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metropolitan area. They are similar in size and shape, being oval, about 1.6 km (0.99 mi) long by 1.3 km (0.81 mi) wide, with large central areas of open water when full and with shorelines vegetated with concentric fringes of the introduced
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and other plants tolerant of seasonal waterlogging. Both lakes usually dry out in summer, though
Thomsons lake may occasionally retain water throughout the year. Both reserves contain areas of native
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contains a representative, rare, or unique example of a natural or near-natural wetland type found within the appropriate biogeographic region;
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maintenance of water quality since nutrient levels in the lakes are fairly high, and water levels may be affected by
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extraction for domestic and agricultural purposes, or increased drainage discharge from nearby urban areas;
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mitigating further deterioration of wetland and woodland vegetation resulting from over-use by visitors.
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regularly supports 1% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of waterbird.
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172:. The site is recognised as being of international importance under the
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391:"Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands: Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes"
145:, totalling 754 ha (1,860 acres) in area, protecting two shallow
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Information Sheet on Ramsar
Wetlands: Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes.
373:. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 4 January 2000. Archived from
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numbers because of their nuisance factor to nearby residents; and
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lie 10 km (6.2 mi) apart within the southern
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253:regularly supports 20,000 or more waterbirds; and
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265:Conservation management of the site focuses on:
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371:"The Annotated Ramsar List: Australia"
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316:"Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes"
917:Birdwatching sites in Australia
609:Banrock Station Wetland Complex
793:Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes
485:Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps
107:Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes
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912:Wetlands of Western Australia
871:Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs
174:Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
866:The Dales (Christmas Island)
449:Australian Capital Territory
662:Interlaken Lakeside Reserve
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725:Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands
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907:Ramsar sites in Australia
697:Pittwater–Orielton Lagoon
505:Little Llangothlin Lagoon
441:Ramsar sites in Australia
323:Sites Information Service
276:preventing the spread of
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164:and is used mainly for
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760:Western District Lakes
687:Lower Ringarooma River
677:Little Waterhouse Lake
614:Bool and Hacks Lagoons
480:Central Murray Forests
342:Annotated Ramsar List.
838:Vasse-Wonnerup System
783:Becher Point Wetlands
282:throughout the lakes;
848:External territories
823:Peel-Yalgorup System
818:Ord River Floodplain
740:Hattah-Kulkyne Lakes
553:Kakadu National Park
377:on 19 September 2011
285:the need to control
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861:Coral Sea Reserves
813:Muir-Byenup System
803:Lake Warden System
581:Great Sandy Strait
540:Northern Territory
159:Swan Coastal Plain
120:Reference no.
75:32.150°S 115.817°E
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788:Eighty Mile Beach
775:Western Australia
629:Piccaninnie Ponds
571:Bowling Green Bay
548:Cobourg Peninsula
510:Macquarie Marshes
157:. It lies in the
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856:Ashmore Reef
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720:Corner Inlet
682:Logan Lagoon
667:Jocks Lagoon
500:Lake Pinaroo
457:Ginini Flats
399:. Retrieved
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379:. Retrieved
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326:. Retrieved
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261:Conservation
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166:birdwatching
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828:Roebuck Bay
586:Moreton Bay
530:Towra Point
515:Myall Lakes
271:groundwater
180:Description
115:7 June 1990
78: /
54:Coordinates
896:Categories
563:Queensland
297:References
287:chironomid
238:waterbirds
236:and other
234:shorebirds
221:paperbarks
112:Designated
798:Lake Gore
634:Riverland
475:Blue Lake
232:area for
162:bioregion
707:Victoria
644:Tasmania
401:26 April
381:27 April
328:25 April
226:woodland
151:brackish
66:115°49′E
40:Location
672:Lavinia
364:Sources
208:bulrush
170:walking
63:32°09′S
321:Ramsar
217:sedges
302:Notes
203:Perth
147:fresh
44:Perth
403:2010
383:2010
330:2018
197:and
188:and
168:and
137:The
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