Lake Victoria, a naturally occurring shallow freshwater

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of the

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catchment and part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south western

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. The lake is located approximately downstream of the junction of the

and

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rivers and draws its flow from Frenchmans Creek, an

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of the Murray above Lock 9. The lake feeds back to the Murray River below Lock 7 via

Rufus River Rufus River, a watercourse of the Murray catchment and part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in south western New South Wales, Australia. The river leaves Lake Victoria, flowing generally west and then south-west, before reaching its ...

. The lake's capacity was increased in the 1920s when an embankment was constructed and regulators were installed to control the release of water.Lake Victoria, Murray Darling Basin Authority, Asutralian Government, https://www.mdba.gov.au/river-information/running-river-murray/lake-victoria It provides a storage of water to manage the regulated release of agreed minimum flows of water down the Murray into

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. Even though Lake Victoria is in New South Wales, it is operated by SA Water, the South Australian water authority, on behalf of River Murray Water, a division of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission. When full, the lake holds 677 GL, covers an area of 12,200 ha, and has a maximum depth of about 5.5 m.

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