Menindee Lakes

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Menindee Lakes is a large chain of shallow, man-made and natural lakes in far western New South Wales, Australia, known for water storage, irrigation, and as a key habitat for birdlife.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Menindee Lakes canonical 3
Menindee Lakes region 3
Lake Menindee 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lake system
water storage scheme
wetland complex
basinCountry Australia
constructionCompleted 1960s
constructionPeriod 1950s
country Australia
distanceToBrokenHill_km about 110
ecoregion semi-arid inland New South Wales
habitatFor migratory birds
native fish species
waterbirds
hasComponent Copi Hollow
Lake Balaka
Lake Bijijie
Lake Cawndilla
Lake Emu
Lake Malta
Lake Menindee
linked to: Menindee Lakes

Lake Pamamaroo
Lake Tandure
Lake Wetherell
hasNaturalComponents true
hasStructure Cawndilla Regulator
Lake Wetherell Regulator
Menindee Main Weir
linked to: Darling River weir

Tandure Regulator
knownFor bird habitat
large-scale fish kills
water storage capacity
locatedIn New South Wales
far western New South Wales
locatedNear Menindee
locatedOn Darling River
managingAuthority New South Wales Government
WaterNSW
manMade true
nearbyCity Broken Hill
operatedFor Murray–Darling Basin Authority
partOf Murray–Darling Basin
primaryUse flood mitigation
irrigation supply
town water supply
water storage
supportsActivity birdwatching
boating
recreational fishing
usedBy New South Wales irrigation districts
South Australian water users
watercourse Darling River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wilcannia hasNearbyAttraction Menindee Lakes region
linked to: Menindee Lakes
Menindee locatedNear Menindee Lakes
Barkindji people traditionalTerritoryIncludes Menindee Lakes region
linked to: Menindee Lakes
A32 Barrier Highway passesNear Menindee Lakes region
linked to: Menindee Lakes
Menindee Lakes hasComponent Lake Menindee
linked to: Menindee Lakes