What’s happening at Bool Lagoon?
Bool Lagoon has now been dry for at least a year. There was no water when I stopped by in February and July of 2020, and still none on January 21 2021. The lake is covered in a grass, where once there was water. In January the grass was dried out and the winds had blown it into great drifts across the road on the Eastern edge. These drifts banked up higher than the car in places, and had to be driven around. The dried grass was caught on fences and in the branches of trees. A woman from Naracoorte, in another vehicle, said that the Border Watch (the local newspaper) had reported that water was going to be released into the lagoon – but so far, nothing. There may have been more birdlife than the Willy Wagtails and Superb Fairywrens that were in abundance, but without water-birds Bool Lake is a desiccated version of its former self. A lagoon is not a lagoon without water. I didn’t stay long. David Malacari. Pictures top row: Bool Lagoon 2021 DM Bottom row: Bool Lagoon 2019 RL
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