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In the mid-2010s, the lake became a tourist mecca, particularly for
Chinese. It is a popular location for photographers and social media users, who take snaps of the lake's mirror-like surface during winter, when ground water percolates to the surface and inflows arrive from the
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Around 120,000 years ago, Tyrrell was approximately 13 metres (43 ft) deep with low salinity. Water levels subsequently dropped due to climatic changes, resulting in cycles of drying and partial refilling.
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While much of the time the lake is dry, it is usually covered in about 5 centimetres (2 in) of water in winter. It is ancient, and probably formed by sand blocking the passage of
Tyrrell Creek, a
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people of the area being distinguished for their interest in star-lore. The
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On the Sea Lake side of the lake, 7–8 kilometres (4.3–5.0 mi) from the township, is a lookout and astronomy deck, built in the late 1990s.
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During dry periods, people can walk on to the lake area by using places where salt has formed a solid surface.
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was the first non-indigenous person to document Lake
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The lake covers approximately 20,860 hectares (51,500 acres), making it
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Lake
Tyrrell is popular with photographers because of its mirror-like surface
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This article is about the lake. For the locality of the same name, see
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Each year, on the Queen's
Birthday long weekend, the lake hosts the
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and, more recently, Australian Off Road Racing Series.
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504:The Age Traveller - Sea Lake
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807:Lake Tyrrell
806:
803:Lake Tiboram
776:Heywood Lake
763:Lake Coorong
756:Lake Cantala
718:Yarriambiack
714:Willipanance
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185:Lake Tyrrell
184:
183:
175:Surface area
142:Intermittent
71:Location in
65:Lake Tyrrell
41:Lake Tyrrell
27:
22:
1694:Upper Yarra
1674:O'Shannassy
1591:Queens Park
1581:Merri Creek
1519:Anniversary
1474:Lysterfield
1411:Albert Park
1404:Major lakes
1241:St Leonards
1221:Corangamite
1137:Weeranganuk
968:Murtnaghurt
905:, Australia
800:Rocket Lake
794:Lake Powell
788:Lake Lockie
785:Lake Kramen
770:Lake Hattah
759:Lake Carpul
745:Lake Brimin
736:Lake Arawak
608:, Australia
543:(3): 1–23.
334:Edward Eyre
279:Evaporation
221:Avoca River
123: /
111:142°50′00″E
98:Coordinates
1814:Categories
1738:Mornington
1714:Cheltenham
1569:Treganowan
1480:Point Cook
1329:Keilambete
1276:Reservoirs
1216:Colongulac
1192:Tali Karng
1187:Purrumbete
1102:Elingamite
1087:Colongulac
1062:Burrumbeet
1037:Barracoota
1023:Freshwater
1013:Yambuk IBA
1008:Wellington
953:Connewarre
779:Lake Irrak
748:Lake Bulla
733:Lake Agnes
359:References
300:, and the
249:Salt crust
213:Aboriginal
108:35°20′38″S
89:district,
1735:Moorabbin
1720:Dandenong
1684:Sugarloaf
1669:Maroondah
1664:Greenvale
1660:Frankston
1653:Devilbend
1603:Spectacle
1566:Knoxfield
1552:Kalparrin
1499:Waterways
1495:Sanctuary
1491:Patterson
1469:Lillydale
1461:Karkarook
1433:Caribbean
1422:Blackburn
1415:Aura Vale
1386:Melbourne
1334:Learmonth
1251:Murdeduke
1142:Wendouree
1132:Terangoom
1117:Kow Swamp
1112:Hindmarsh
1032:Albacutya
993:Tutchewop
958:Gippsland
711:Wallpolla
675:Narcooyia
654:Finnigans
550:1010.4610
294:kangaroos
268:Melbourne
260:salt lake
205:Australia
166:Australia
1786:Category
1741:Mt. View
1699:Yan Yean
1648:Cardinia
1594:Ringwood
1555:Katoomba
1534:Cairnlea
1504:Westgate
1451:Edwardes
1427:Braeside
1261:Victoria
1246:Milangil
1236:Gnarpurt
1231:Dimboola
1107:Eppalock
1077:Cardross
1072:Coradgil
1067:Butchers
1003:Victoria
935:wetlands
903:Victoria
699:Toupnein
669:Mullaroo
657:Heywoods
606:Victoria
521:Archived
483:Archived
377:Vicnames
314:samphire
310:saltbush
306:seagulls
290:reptiles
283:Sea Lake
264:Sea Lake
201:Victoria
91:Victoria
83:Location
73:Victoria
1798:Commons
1732:Mitcham
1689:Thomson
1640:Bittern
1607:Taylors
1585:Newport
1577:McAlpin
1528:Burndap
1525:Brodies
1299:Mulwala
1256:Tyrrell
1226:Cundare
1157:Glacial
1092:Coorong
1042:Benalla
948:Coleman
931:lagoons
929:lakes,
927:Coastal
705:Tyrrell
672:Mullroo
663:Lalbert
648:Cantala
645:Butlers
620:Lindsay
555:Bibcode
454:25 June
428:25 June
324:History
318:lunette
209:Wergaia
1679:Silvan
1614:Valley
1559:Koomba
1549:Iramoo
1478:RAAF (
1441:Cherry
1359:Terang
1349:Rosine
1344:Marmal
1324:Guyatt
1294:Mokoan
1182:Gnotuk
1177:Condah
1161:crater
1127:Martin
1057:Buloke
1052:Bookar
933:, and
708:Wakool
702:Towrie
651:Chalka
633:Creeks
624:Murray
614:Rivers
489:, 2013
391:4 June
197:Mallee
87:Mallee
1456:Jells
1397:Lakes
1354:Round
1339:Logan
1211:Beeac
1204:lakes
1122:Lorne
1082:Colac
1025:lakes
998:Tyers
988:Reeve
983:Reedy
899:Lakes
727:Lakes
690:Ranka
666:Milky
660:Inlet
642:Burra
545:arXiv
203:, in
161:Basin
1522:Blue
1289:Hume
1202:Salt
1097:Deep
1047:Boga
963:King
456:2018
430:2018
393:2014
312:and
298:emus
193:salt
137:Type
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