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Lake Victoria (New South Wales)

Lake Victoria (New South Wales) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lake Victoria (New South Wales) rather than just read about it. In short: Lake Victoria, a naturally occurring shallow freshwater lake of the Murray catchment and part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. The lake is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) downstream of the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers and draws its flow from Frenchmans Creek, an anabranch of the Murray above Lock 9.

Key takeaways

Lake Victoria (New South Wales) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lake Victoria (New South Wales) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lake Victoria (New South Wales) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lake Victoria, a naturally occurring shallow freshwater lake of the Murray catchment and part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. The lake is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) downstream of the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers and draws its flow from Frenchmans Creek, an anabranch of the Murray above Lock 9. The lake feeds back to the Murray River below Lock 7 via Rufus River. The lake's capacity was increased in the 1920s when an embankment was constructed and regulators were installed to control the release of water. It provides a storage of water to manage the regulated release of agreed minimum flows down the Murray into South Australia. 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.

Geography

Climate Lake Victoria has a subtropical semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh) with very hot, slightly wetter summers and mild, very dry winters. Extreme temperatures ranged from 47.8 °C (118.0 °F) on 21 January 1912 to −3.9 °C (25.0 °F) on 6 June 1982. The wettest recorded day was 26 February 1939 with 97.5 mm (3.84 in) of rainfall.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lake Victoria (New South Wales)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lake Victoria (New South Wales) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lake Victoria (New South Wales) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lake Victoria (New South Wales) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lake Victoria (New South Wales)

In research: Lake Victoria (New South Wales) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lake Victoria (New South Wales) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lake Victoria (New South Wales) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lake stubs, Lakes of New South Wales, Murray River, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lake Victoria (New South Wales) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lake Victoria (New South Wales) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lake Victoria (New South Wales) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Lake Victoria (New South Wales) in simple terms?

Why does Lake Victoria (New South Wales) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lake Victoria (New South Wales)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lake Victoria (New South Wales).