| 词条 | Kow Swamp |
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| name = Kow Swamp | image = | caption = | pushpin_map = Australia Victoria | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Victoria | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Mallee, Victoria | coords = {{coord|35|57|34|S|144|17|44|E|region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = [1] | type = Freshwater / Swamp / Wetland | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = Australia | length = {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|4|km|abbr=on}} | area = {{convert|24|km2|abbr=on}} | depth = {{convert|3|m|abbr=on}} | max-depth = | volume = {{convert|51730|ML|impgal USgal|abbr=on}} | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|85|m|abbr=on}} }} The Kow Swamp, a freshwater lake{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} and wetland, was formerly a swamp, that is now used for water storage. The lake is located in the Mallee region in north-central Victoria, Australia. DescriptionKow Swamp lies in the Murray River valley, about {{convert|4.5|km}} west of the town of Gunbower and the Murray River, in the Shire of Campaspe. Its name comes from the Aboriginal word Ghow which refers to the white gypsum soil found at the swamp. It is a popular site for recreational fishing. Approximately {{convert|7|km}} in length and {{convert|4|km}} in width, the lake has a circumference of {{convert|15|km}}.[2] HistoryIn the late 19th century Kow Swamp was managed by local irrigation trusts for off-river storage. In 1900 the capacity was increased to {{convert|51730|ML|impgal USgal}}.[2] Archaeology{{main|Kow Swamp Archaeological Site}}Kow Swamp is an archaeological site which has produced human skeletal remains dating from the late Pleistocene, over 10,000 years ago.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19058|title=Kow Swamp|work=Vicnames|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=2 May 1966|accessdate=4 June 2014}} {{Lakes of Victoria |state=collapsed}}{{VictoriaAU-geo-stub}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.g-mwater.com.au/water-resources/storages/kowswamp |title=Kow Swamp |accessdate=2012-03-04 |work= |first= |last= |publisher=Goulburn-Murray Water |date= }} 3 : Lakes of Victoria (Australia)|Murray-Darling basin|Mallee (Victoria) |
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