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Lake Wendouree

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caused Lake Wendouree to dry up in 2006. Despite warnings by the local council and news publications, local enthusiasts combed below the surface of the dry lake bed for artifacts, including antique glass bottles. The activities of a number of local organisations, including boating clubs, rowing
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In 1864 a rowing course was first cut through the reedy swamp and the first steamboats arrived. In 1869 a severe drought caused the lake to dry up completely however the water returned the following year and the boats returned. Within a decade it had become the recreational focus of Ballarat, a
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in 1851 and since the 1860s it has been a popular recreational lake for Ballarat's citizens. Lake Wendouree now holds significant historical, environmental, and recreational values to the Ballarat community. The lake hosted the
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Paddlesteamers have used the lake in the past for both transport and as a tourist attraction and the most popular one, the Golden City has been restored for return to the lake, and does a tourist circuit each Sunday.
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popular destination and by the 1880s dozens of paddle steamers, ferries, yachts and rowers were using the lake's waters and newly built boat sheds and the establishment of Victorian era gardens around its banks.
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are scattered around the shore and are sometimes seen in Fairyland at dawn and dusk. The diversity of pondlife is rich and attracts numerous school groups making visits for environmental science field studies.
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have preserved fifteen trams and memorabilia from Ballarat's tramway era. Attracting twenty thousand passengers each year, it is one of Ballarat's most popular tourist attractions. Double-decker horse-drawn
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and running enthusiasts who complete the circuit in their thousands each week. For serious athletes, the record for running the 6 km lap of the lake is 16 minutes and 10 seconds, set in 1992 by
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for the town. Plans to dam the outlet began as early as the first surveying and the bank was raised and a pipeline was installed in 1858 to supply the burgeoning gold rush settlement. A
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established Ballarat's first garden nursery in 1854 at the outlet stream that flowed from the swamp and irrigated it from this creek. He also built large tanks there and
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has long been an important sport and leisure activity on the lake and for many years local schools have held the "Head of the Lake" rowing regatta there.
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Better than expected winter rainfall in 2010, as well as storm water and wetland works in 2008 and 2009, saw the lake again reach full capacity in 2011.
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paddleboat returned to Lake Wendouree in 2012 after being restored by the current owner and currently and is a popular attraction on the Lake.
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The reed beds and islands provide sanctuary for a variety of wildlife. Of the recorded 166 species, the most commonly seen waterbirds are
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the lake quickly ceased being the city's private water supply with the introduction of new sources including the
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clubs and recreational fishers, had to be suspended, and the dry lake had a large tourism impact on Ballarat.
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In recent years, it has been the venue for the annual Goldfields Festival and Springfest extravaganza.
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A vintage electric tramway operates along the western side of the lake. The volunteers of the
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flow caused it to be dammed on three sides and it now drains to the east, eventually into the
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In ancient times Lake Wendouree was originally a stream which flowed to the west but a
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The track around the lake provides an interesting 6 km challenge to walking,
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was observed at the Wendouree Swamp in March 1857 by a Ballarat Times reporter.
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conditions, the most recent an extended period between 2006 and 2011.
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Lake Wendouree is one of the smallest of a complex of natural
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growing on the dried up lake bed caught fire multiple times.
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woman what the name of the swamp was, that was her reply.
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During its history, the shallow lake has dried up during
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which means 'go away': a story is told that when settler
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Alfred Ronalds: Angler, Artisan and Australian Pioneer
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Lake near the suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Ballarat - A Guide to Buildings and Areas 1851-1940
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Lake Wendouree, Victoria

Ballarat
Mount Warrenheip
Lake Wendouree is located in Victoria
Victoria
Ballarat, Victoria
37°33′02″S 143°50′00″E / 37.55056°S 143.83333°E / -37.55056; 143.83333
Type
Artificial
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Basin
not a well-defined measure
/ˌwɛndəˈr/
artificially
lake
suburb of the same name
Ballarat, Victoria
Aboriginal
William Cross Yuille
Indigenous
wetlands
Lake Burrumbeet
Lake Learmonth
Central Highlands
dammed
Victorian gold rush
rowing
canoeing

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