Tongo Lake is a fresh water lake on the Paroo River, north of Wilcannia, New South Wales, in the far west of the state.
Setting The lake is between Paroo-Darling National Park and Nocoleche Nature Reserve This area has a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi-desert) (direct: Final Revised Paper) and is considered to be desert. This stretch of the Paroo River valley represents an oasis in the otherwise arid and featureless landscape of the northwest New South Wales.
The area has been declared an important Ramsar Site.Kingsford, R.T., and E. Lee. 2010. Ecological Character Description of the Paroo River Wetlands Ramsar Site. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney. It covers an area of around 500 hectares. Tongo Lake is located at an altitude of 84 meters.
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