Kanagulk
Kanagulk | |
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| Kanagulk Memorial Park Kanagulk Memorial Park | |
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| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 3401 |
Kanagulk is a locality in western Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Rural City of Horsham local government area, 384 kilometres (239 mi) west north west of the state capital, Melbourne.
At the 2016 census, Kanagulk had a population of 18.[1]
Lake Kanagulk is a designated wildlife reserve under the management of Parks Victoria.[2]
A Bureau of Meteorology weather station has been placed in Kanagulk.[3]
There have been concerns about contamination from mining refuse dumping at Kanagulk. Iluka Resources used Kanagulk to store by-products from its Hamilton processing plant. There has been opposition from local community groups over fears of radon gas levels and water contamination.[4] The application to continue dumping at Kanagulk was rejected by Horsham Council in 2016 after Kanagulk Lancare Group found concerning levels of radon gas at the site.[5]
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Kanagulk, elevation 189 m (620 ft), (2004–2024) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 44.8 (112.6) |
45.5 (113.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
41.3 (106.3) |
46.8 (116.2) |
46.8 (116.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 35.6 (1.40) |
16.8 (0.66) |
22.7 (0.89) |
34.5 (1.36) |
42.0 (1.65) |
55.1 (2.17) |
62.3 (2.45) |
65.9 (2.59) |
44.4 (1.75) |
37.5 (1.48) |
36.0 (1.42) |
40.3 (1.59) |
494.9 (19.48) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 85.4 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[6] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ^ Parks Victoria Lake Kanagulk Wildlife Reserve Archived 11 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bureau of Meteorology Kanagulk
- ^ The Age: Horsham Council debates Iluka Resources mining dump site at Kanagulk
- ^ ABC: Horsham Council rejects plan for radioactive dump site
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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