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became known as from 1938, began operations in 1927. It originally operated out of non-permanent facilities, with changing configurations according to demand. From 1972, the facility was modernised and became more permanent. In the mid-1980s, the environmental impact of the facility came under increased scrutiny and, in the late 1990s operations moved to
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European settlement of the area commenced in the 1880s, when land grants were made to a number of settlers who proceeded to use the land for the grazing of sheep and cows, for poultry and pig farming and also for cropping. The wider area became known as the Jandakot Agricultural Area. Large scale
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having been found in the lake sediment. The limited agricultural use of the land still present declined further and, from the 1970s, some of the area around the lake was set aside for conservation while new suburbs in the area were created from the 1980s. The Jandakot Wool Scouring Co., which it
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run off from the new built up areas caused the lake's water level to rise through the inflow of untreated water, causing damage to the surrounding vegetation. As a remedy, the South Jandakot Drainage Scheme was implemented in 1995, which allowed for the regulation of the lake's water level by
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scouring industry was established on the eastern shore of the lake, taking advantage of the fresh water the lake provided. The Jandakot Wool Scouring Co., as the enterprise was known, operated for 70 years at the location, resulting in ongoing pollution issues from its discharge, with
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were highly important to the local indigenous population as a source of both food and water. North Lake Road, which passes the lake to the north-east, follows what formerly was an important track connecting what is now the area of
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farming was gradually abandoned in favor of market gardens because of the poor soil in the area, which required fertilising to be productive. When this also declined in the early 1920s, a short-lived tramway, the
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with the land to the east. Yangebup Lake continues to be of mythological, historical and ceremonial importance to the local indigenous people and is a registered site of Aboriginal Cultural Significance.
524: 380: 215:. The lake and its name were first recorded by European settlers in 1841 while the suburb of Yangebup officially received its name in 1977. The same naming origins incidentally apply for 331:, the local government area the lake is located in, constructed nutrient stripping treatment trains on the eastern shore of the lake in 2016, which achieved only very limited success. 87: 510: 461: 588: 348: 28: 406: 290: 44: 174: 583: 593: 170: 73: 220: 253: 563: 261: 432: 488: 226:
The area surrounding the lake historically served as camping, gathering and hunting grounds for the local
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through fertiliser runoff from surrounding agriculture and suburban gardens, causing it to be hyper-
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nation, who are estimated to have lived in the area for 40,000 years. The wetlands of
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to breed, with attempts made to stop this cycle. To this end, the
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in the lake and, as a knock-on effect, allows large numbers of
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Emma Mason, Nicholas Phillips, Amanda Sabatino (27 May 2016).
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Yangebup Lake seen from the southern shore in October 2020
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discharging water to the water treatment facility at
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Yangebup Lake is located in Australia
Yangebup
32°07′06″S 115°49′48″E / 32.11833°S 115.83000°E / -32.11833; 115.83000 (Yangebup Lake)
Basin
Beeliar Regional Park
Yangebup
central business district
Perth
Western Australia
Beeliar Regional Park
Nyungar
bullrush
Typha domingensis
Lake Yanchep
Yanchep
Wadjuk
Noongar
Beeliar Regional Park
Fremantle
Baldivis Tramway
Jandakot railway station
Peel Estate
Group Settlement Scheme
City of Rockingham
wool
lead
chromium
arsenic
East Rockingham

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