Yangebup Lake
Yangebup Lake | |
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Location | Yangebup |
Coordinates | 32°07′06″S 115°49′48″E / 32.11833°S 115.83000°E |
Basin countries | Australia |
Designation | Beeliar Regional Park |
Surface area | 77 ha (190 acres) |
Yangebup Lake is a freshwater lake in the suburb of
Overview
Yangebup Lake's name is derived from the
The area surrounding the lake historically served as camping, gathering and hunting grounds for the local
European settlement of the area commenced in the 1880s, when land grants were made to a number of settlers who proceeded to use the land for the grazing of sheep and cows, for poultry and pig farming and also for cropping. The wider area became known as the Jandakot Agricultural Area. Large scale farming was gradually abandoned in favor of market gardens because of the poor soil in the area, which required fertilising to be productive. When this also declined in the early 1920s, a short-lived tramway, the Baldivis Tramway, was built south of the lake to connect Jandakot railway station to the Peel Estate, part of a Group Settlement Scheme further south in what is now the City of Rockingham. The tramway was dismantled again in 1925.[2]
In the 1920s, a wool scouring industry was established on the eastern shore of the lake, taking advantage of the fresh water the lake provided. The Jandakot Wool Scouring Co., as the enterprise was known, operated for 70 years at the location, resulting in ongoing pollution issues from its discharge, with lead, chromium and arsenic having been found in the lake sediment. The limited agricultural use of the land still present declined further and, from the 1970s, some of the area around the lake was set aside for conservation while new suburbs in the area were created from the 1980s.[2] The Jandakot Wool Scouring Co., which it became known as from 1938, began operations in 1927. It originally operated out of non-permanent facilities, with changing configurations according to demand. From 1972, the facility was modernised and became more permanent. In the mid-1980s, the environmental impact of the facility came under increased scrutiny and, in the late 1990s operations moved to East Rockingham, was rebranded as Jandakot Wool Washing Pty Ltd, and the old facility was demolished.[3][4][5]
The lake continues to suffer from inflows of
References
- ^ "Perth and surrounds suburb names". Landgate. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Yangebup and Little Rush Lakes Master Plan (Report). City of Cockburn. 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Jandakot Wool Scours (site)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Yangebup". history.cockburn.wa.gov.au. City of Cockburn. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Jandakot Wool Washing Pty Ltd". dnb.com. D&B Business Directory. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Emma Mason, Nicholas Phillips, Amanda Sabatino (27 May 2016). "Cleaning up Lake Yangebup". Western Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Nutrient stripping trial (PDF) (Report). City of Cockburn. 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
- Urban Bushland Council WA Inc.: Beeliar Regional Park
- Beeliar Regional Park Final Management Plan 2006 (PDF) (Report). Department of Conservation and Land Management. 2006.