The Gippsland Lakes

a) We think that the reason why the lakes has become increasingly saline is because Lake Victoria was opened in the 1890's. From then on the salinity of the lake increased.

b) We think that some reasons the temperature of the water has been increasing is because of Global Warming, the mixture of water from the sea and because there are now less fish in the lake to disrupt the water, so it is not moving as much which means the sun has more time to heat it up.

c) The lack of rainfall is a main contributor to why there is not enough water running through the river.

d) Algal Blooms have increased becuase algae grows on the dead fish, which has also increased.

e) The lakes could have silted because lake Victoria is highly salty and therefore because it is connected to both Lake Wellington and Lake King, the water flows between them, making the other two lakes salty as well.

Shannon and Daley