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    From the road on the top of the dam wall looking down to the spillway.
    View of the Dam from the Caravan ParkA larger perspective from the lookoutInfo about the damThe dam wall from the spillway sideThe Bower Birds bower - a lure for his mate

    Lake Argyle

    June 30, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Well here we are at the Lake Argyle Caravan Park. Staying just one night before having a good look around tomorrow. This place is packed with tourists and very busy with people booking tours / cruises on the Lake.

    Lake Argyle is the result of damming the Ord River. The dam wall is only 68 metres high and 355 metres long. Not vey big considering the amount of water it holds, about 11 million megalitres. That is something like 21 times the amount of water in Sydney Harbour. It is the largest man made lake in Australia. The amount of water that comes out of the Ord in the wet season is only second in the world to the Amazon River.
    We went sight seeing around the dam and the views were wonderful. Really spectacular!!!

    We visited the re-created Argyle Homestead, now a museum. It was removed from its old site, stone by stone, during the flooding of the dam. There is some resident bower birds in the grounds. I took a photo of the bower. Its built by the male to attract a female to his home.    Read more