St Leonards Salt Lagoon

Summary

St Leonards Salt Lagoon is a former marine embayment, isolated by coastal deposition from Port Phillip Bay, at St Leonards, Victoria, Australia. It now forms a shallow and hypersaline lake, of about 50 hectares (120 acres), which is often dry. It is a Victorian Nature Reserve.[1]

St Leonards Salt Lagoon
View from south-east
St Leonards Salt Lagoon is located in Victoria
St Leonards Salt Lagoon
St Leonards Salt Lagoon
Location in Victoria
LocationBellarine Peninsula, Victoria
Coordinates38°09′32″S 144°42′40″E / 38.15889°S 144.71111°E / -38.15889; 144.71111
TypeHypersaline, ephemeral
Catchment areaLocal
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area50 hectares (120 acres)
Surface elevation0 m (0 ft) AHD

References edit

  1. ^ Victorian Respurces Online: St Leonards Lagoon