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Lake George

Lake George is not far from Canberra, Australia's capital city. It is an endorheic lake, as it has no outflow of water to rivers and oceans. (I didn't know that word either, it was on Wikipedia). Several small creeks and rivers feed water into it, but it is very shallow and often is dry, sometimes for years (when its area has had pasture, fences and sheep). Apparently the geology is interesting, the rivers etc once flowed to the sea but were blocked by rising mountain ranges over a million years ago. Best viewed large.
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Günter Klaus said:

Da hast du einen wunderbaren Ausblick festgehalten lieber George,herrlich ist diese weite Fernsicht und auch sehr interessant ist deine Info dazu:))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
23 months ago ( translate )

tiabunna replied to Günter Klaus:

Thank you, Guni.
23 months ago

LotharW said:

Sicher gibt es darin auch seltene Fische und weiteres Getier. ***
23 months ago ( translate )

tiabunna replied to LotharW:

From time to time fish have been released there, but it also has sometimes been totally dry for years.
23 months ago

José Manuel Polo said:

También yo desconocía el significado de “endorheic” que me traducen como “endorreico” viene de “endorreismo” Geol. Afluencia de las aguas de un territorio hacia el interior de este, sin desagüe en el mar”. Me gustan las palabras más que a un niño un caramelo. George, gracias por citarlo y compartir la foto que es hermosa. Veo tenéis mucho aéreo generador.
23 months ago ( translate )

J.Garcia said:

I see, here the landscape changes with enormous contrasts..
Thanks also for the interesting note, George
23 months ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

well composed landscape image George.
23 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Magnificent capture! Stay well!

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23 months ago ( translate )

Pam J said:

FASCINATING !
23 months ago ( translate )

GrahamH said:

Most of the times I've been past there it has been empty. Not surprising after the recent spring, summer and current autumn that it has water.
23 months ago

RHH said:

Another beautiful image of the lake. We were in Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande was nearly dry.
23 months ago

micritter said:

Magnificent shot. I find it surprising that such a large lake is so shallow that it goes dry sometimes.
23 months ago