Playa lake chains: the example of the Yenyening Lakes of the upper Avon River catchment of Western Australia

Jennifer Ann Davis; Paul A Carling

Playa lake chains: the example of the Yenyening Lakes of the upper Avon River catchment of Western Australia

Jennifer Ann Davis, Paul A Carling

School of Biological Sciences

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Abstract

Lakes are formed when depressions are filled with water. Reservoirs are artificial lakes created behind a dam or between dykes. There are nearly nine million lakes in the world with a total surface area of about 1,600,000 km2 and a total volume of 230,000 km3.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
Publisher	Springer
Pages	608 - 616
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9781402056161
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Playa lake chains: the example of the Yenyening Lakes of the upper Avon River catchment of Western Australia

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