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GEOPHYSICAL HYDRAULICS

Lake George (Australia) on 26 Nov. 1999. Shallow freshwater lake near Canberra. Although the catchment area is 984 km², the lake has no external drainage. It maintains a delicate balance between rainfall, evaporation and streamflow, displaying wide fluctuations from completly dry (empty) to surface area up to 250 km².

© Hubert Chanson, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia