St Leonards Salt Lagoon
| St Leonards Salt Lagoon | |
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  St Leonards Salt Lagoon Location in Victoria | |
| Location | Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°09′32″S 144°42′40″E / 38.15889°S 144.71111°ECoordinates: 38°09′32″S 144°42′40″E / 38.15889°S 144.71111°E |
| Type | Hypersaline, ephemeral |
| Catchment area | Local |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 50 hectares (120 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 0 AHD |
St Leonards Salt Lagoon is a former marine embayment, isolated by coastal deposition from Port Phillip Bay, at St Leonards, Victoria, Australia. It now forms a shallow and hypersaline lake, of about 50 hectares (120 acres), which is often dry. It is a Victorian Nature Reserve.[1]
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