Lake Wendouree runs dry (2006)
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Lake Wendouree dried up completely in 2006, following eight years of drought.
Waymark Code: WMNWPP
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/13/2015
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Lake Wendouree is an artificial lake, created following the gold rush in Ballarat in 1851.
After the lake dried up in 2006, the City Council invested in a $7m scheme to supply it with over 850m litres of recycled and storm water annually.
In 2007 approximately 5000 people gathered for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk across what had been the 1956 Olympics rowing course.
By 2011 the lake had been refilled to full capacity.
Type of publication: Newspaper
When was the article reported?: 03/13/2007
Publication: The Age
Article Url: [Web Link]
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How widespread was the article reported?: national
News Category: Weather
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