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Lake Barracoota

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The eastern shoreline of the lake lie against a granite spur of the Howe Range but all other shorelines are backed by dune sand or swamp deposits. Beaches at the eastern and western shores and spits along the southern shore are formed from sand blown into the lake from coastal dunes and which is
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being moved by wave and wave currents. Sand is spilling into the lake from active parabolic dunes at two points along the southern shore. Other lake shorelines are fringed by
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at points of fresh water inflow. Behind the reeds and sedges are extensive thickets.
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and when full, the surface area of the lake is 240 hectares (590 acres).
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Lake Barracoota is located in Victoria
Victoria
East Gippsland
Victoria
37°31′58″S 149°51′52″E / 37.53278°S 149.86444°E / -37.53278; 149.86444
Type
Freshwater
Basin
Parks Victoria
freshwater
East Gippsland
Victoria
Croajingolong National Park
Phragmites australis
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Croajingolong National Park
Mallacoota


"Lake Barracoota"
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"Map of Lake Barracoota, VIC"


"8822-6 Howe Flat - Lake Barracoota"
Department of Primary Industries
Government of Victoria
"8822-6 Howe Flat - Lake Barracoota morphology"

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