Booragoon Lake
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Booragoon Lake is a small freshwater lake in suburban Perth, Western Australia.
The freshwater lake is situated in the suburb of Booragoon and is bounded by Leach Highway, Lang Street and Aldridge Road. It makes up part of the eastern wetland of the Beeliar Regional Park along with Blue Gum Lake and North Lake. The reserve that the lake is part of has a total area of 23,161 square metres (6 acres). The wetland is part of the East Beeliar chain of wetlands.
The lake supports large numbers of breeding birds, including the largest known breeding colony of the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Western Australia. It is also one of the largest breeding colonies of the little black cormorant (P. sulcirostris) in south-western Australia.
It is listed as a Wetland of International Importance due to meeting one Ramsar criterion.
The lake is fed by groundwater and stormwater drainage from surrounding urban streets. The site is contains a board walk and flor a fauna information signs managed by the City of Melville, and is an important area for nature conservation and nature study.
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