Lake Clifton, Peel Region

Author

City of Mandurah

Place Number

17171

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Location

Mt John Rd, Yalgorup National Park Lake Clifton

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Lake Clifton Thrombolites

Local Government

Mandurah

Region

Peel

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Assessed - Consultation (Statutory)	Current	07 Nov 2019	Document

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 May 2014	Category 1	Category 1 National or State significance The highest level of protection is appropriate including referral for entry on to the appropriate national and/or state registers, and the provision of maximum encouragement to the owner/s to conserve the significance of the place. The place should be photographically recorded and a conservation plan be prepared.

Statement of Significance

Probably the largest thrombolites reef in the world. Thrombolites have existed for three quarters of planet Earth’s existence. Source of food and refuge for many invertebrate animals including crustaceans and molluscs found in the lake.

Physical Description

Structures produced by microbial communities which trap, bind and/or precipitate sediment. They grow in the lake’s brackish water and are the product of the precipitation of calcium carbonate and are the product of the precipitation of calcium carbonate by the filamentous Cyanobacterium Scytonema.
Most individual stromatolites do not exceed 40cm in diameter but some of those found at Lake Clifton measure up to 1m across.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Ken McNamara "Stromatolites"	WA Museum	1982

Place Type

Geological monument

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve
Original Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OTHER	Other Sub-Theme

Creation Date

03 Nov 2004

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Last Update

14 Feb 2020

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