Talk:Myall Lakes

Name?
Does anyone know how the Myall lakes got their name?

Yours curiously, Nigel Myall Casares, Spain


 * Look at Myall and follow it through to Acacia, kinds of trees in various places including Australia. This is just what I learned on Wikipedia, and may or may not be the origin of the name. Perhaps some Australians can assist in answering the question more exactly. --DThomsen8 (talk) 03:04, 2 August 2009 (UTC)


 * myall is an old-time Aboriginal word meaning "A stranger (among Australian Aborigines)" --- see http://www.allwords.com/word-myall.html.
 * From a hydrodynamic/ecological point of view, Myall Lake has many unusual (perhaps strange) features.
 * Myall Lakes has only a small catchment directly draining into it but is weakly coupled to the larger catchments draining into Bombah Broadwater and Boolambayte and is also weakly coupled to the ocean. Direct rainfall is similar to precipitation (annual average). So, Myall Lake might be considered the "ultimate backwater" --- being characterized by very stable physical conditions.
 * Myall Lake also differs from other NSW Lakes with respect to a bottom layer of gyttja,
 * The gyttja is associated with extensive meadows of charophytes (Chara fibrosa and Nitella hyalina) and Najas marina,
 * Water in Myall Lake has unusually low turbidity and this is related to the fact that charophytes are found over a large depth range
 * Also, the article wrongly states that Myall Lakes are "fresh". Myall Lakes are brackish
 * I hope this information is helpful, Brian Sanderson (talk) 21:16, 3 January 2010 (UTC)