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Lake Gairdner - South Australia

This is an image from the Noaa Satellite. This covers most of South Australia. It is a false colour image to aid interpretation. Lake Gairdner is clearly visable.

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Here are the drainage catchments for Australia. The Gairdner catchment (1) is in the Western Plateau Division (XII).


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There are no major entry points for rivers and creeks to Lake Gairdner other than from the very North-West tip. Even when it does rain north of the Lake it takes a couple of weeks to get down to where the speed trials are conducted.
And here is the catchment boundaries draped over the satellite image for the Lake Gairdner area.
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For more detailed information go to the South Australian Flood Warning Centre web page.

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