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What is unusual about the lake that Canberra surrounds?
Lake Burley Griffin, around which Canberra is planned, is actually a man-made lake, created by damming the Molonglo River.
WA's Lake Argyle was formed by the damming of which river?
The Ord River.
What thing in Canberra is named after Walter Burly Griffin?
"Lake Burly Griffin" is the central lake in Canberra which was formed when the Molonglo river was dammed.
What was formed by damming the Nile?
Lake Nasser.
What river flowed through Canberra and was dammed to make an artificial lake?
The Molonglo River was dammed to create the artificial lake Lake Burley Griffin.
Name the large lake that was formed by damming the Colorado River just northeast of the Grand Canyon?
Lake Powell which was created by the buiiding of the Glen Canyon Dam.
What is the name of the reservoir formed by damming the Nile?
Lake Nasser.
Why is Lake Burley Griffin named after Walter Burley Griffin?
Sir Walter Burley Griffin designed Australia's national capital of Canberra. He won the competition to design Australia's national capital, whereby he and his wife moved to Australia, where Griffin was appointed as the Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction. To commemorate Burley Griffin's role in the design of the national capital, the artificial lake formed by damming the Molonglo River was named after him.
Landmark and tourist attraction which formed lake mead by damming the Colorado river in 1936 it was the world tallest dam?
The Hoover Dam or Boulder Dam as it was first called.
What was created after damming the Nile River?
Lake Nasser - Behind the Aswan High Dam -
Does Canberra have a lagoon?
No. It has a lake, named Lake Burley Griffin. The Molonglo River which flows across the Molonglo plain has been dammed to form the body of water in the centre of the city called Lake Burley Griffin.
Name a lake in New South Wales?
There are the Menindee Lakes and Lake George, while man-made lakes formed by damming rivers include Lake Eucumbene, Lake Hume and Lake Jindabyne.
