canberrabirds

Divided opinions

To: Geoffrey Dabb <>
Subject: Divided opinions
From: Denis Wilson <>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 01:08:26 +0000
Hi Geoffrey and others

I am pretty sure that Wollogorang is the very top ( southern) end of the Lachlan River system, which of course, ultimately drinks west, into the Murray Darling system.

Regards

Denis Wilson

On Thursday, 4 June 2015, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Thanks Harv.  We have also visited the below issues before, but I just had a quick refresh on Google Earth.

 

You will know that the nominal continental divide is marked on the Federal Highway between Canberra and Goulburn. On the western side of the Federal Highway is ‘Wollogorang’ with its own reedy lagoon, and a bird site to which Malcolm Fife led excursions in the early  1990s.  I used to think Rose Lagoon was part of an ephemeral watercourse marked by a sign that ran south from Wollogorang towards Lake George.  However according to Google Earth Rose Lagoon is at 750m, while the northern end of Wollogorang is at 710m, possibly draining towards the Hume/Federal junction (about 685m).  So while Rose could be part of the Lake George drainage (unlikely from what I remember of the southern end of Rose)  it could be fed by a contained drainage system or it could be an upper part of the same  system as Wollogorang which probably drains towards Goulburn (ie part of the Pacific drainage) although it is also very close to the headwaters of the Lachlan.  Any hydrographers about?      

 

 

I also use Rose Lagoon.

 

The official gazetted name is Rose Lagoon – see http://www.ga.gov.au/place-names/index.xhtml# and extract below.

 

My understanding is that the adjacent property and veterinary practice is named Rowes Lagoon, perhaps as a play on words, perhaps with legitimate historical links, I don’t know.

 

(sorry for revisiting this , Geoff)

 

Harvey

 

 

Rose Lagoon (NSW)

Lat:-34.8985
Lon:149.5151

http://www.ga.gov.au/place-names/img/eye_downandselected.png

State:

New South Wales

 

Feature Code:

LAKE (Lake, Tarn, Loch, Lough)

 

Status:

Official

 

Latitude:

34°53'54.6"S [Decimal Degrees -34.8985°]

 

Longitude:

149°30'54.4"E [Decimal Degrees 149.5151°]

 

Record ID:

NSW50041

 

Authority:

New South Wales

 

100K MAP No.:

8828

 

Variant Name(s):

Tarago Lagoon

 

 

 

Dr Harvey Perkins

CRC Programme Liaison Officer

Phone +61 2 6213 7472

Email:  m("industry.gov.au')","_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Harvey.Perkins");;" target="_blank">

 

 

 

I use ‘Rose’.  There is evidence in support, and quite a long exchange in the archive.  Let’s not revisit

 

From: sandra henderson [m("gmail.com')","_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','shirmax2931");;" target="_blank">]
Sent: Thursday, 4 June 2015 8:36 AM
To: Cog line
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Re Rowes Lagoon

 

it's actually Rowes Lagoon

 

sandra h

 

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 8:10 AM, Ian Baird <m("netspeed.com.au')","_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ibaird");;" target="_blank">> wrote:

Can COG members therefore confirm that the ‘Rose Lagoon’ that appears in back issues of Canberra Bird Notes is probably a misnomer and should have been ‘Rowse? If not, there are obviously two different lagoons, or a ‘lagoon by another name’!

Cheers,

 

Ian A. Baird

 

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