The Wanneroo wetlands are a series of
wetlands,
swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
s and
lakes that occur on the
Swan Coastal Plain
The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...
of
Perth, Western Australia. They are linked very closely to the
Gnangara Mound.
They are in part, incorporated into the
Yellagonga Regional Park and also referred to as Yellagonga wetlands.
Description
The wetlands comprise a series of named lakes, including
Lake Joondalup (or Craigie Lake), Lake Goolelal (or Welshes Lake), Jandabup Lake (or Big Dundebar Lake), Yonderup Lake, Nowergup Lake (or Narago Lake), Coogee Springs, Neerabup Lake (or Pappas Swamp),
Lake Gnangara, Mariginiup Lake, Pippidinny and Boonaddy Swamps, and
Loch McNess (or Yanchep Lake).
See also
*
List of lakes of Western Australia
Notes
Swan Coastal Plain
Wanneroo, Western Australia
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