MENINDEE LAKES


Meaning of MENINDEE LAKES in English

Series of reservoirs, western New South Wales , Australia.

Located near the town of Menindee, they are part of the Darling River Conservation Scheme. The lakes are flooded through creeks linking them with the Darling River . The total capacity of the Menindee Lakes Storage Scheme is 2 million acre-ft (2.47 billion cubic-m). Menindee is an Aboriginal word meaning "egg yolk."

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