Lunettes
Landform and Distribution
These features are generally low rises which occur on the eastern side of most lakes and many of the swamps. Lunettes are formed from material which is blown out of water bodies and deposited on their leeside during drier climatic periods. Multiple lunettes may occur by some lakes.
Soil Types
No soil sites in this study were on lunettes. Blackburn et al. (1966) sampled a small lunette near Winiam and found what was probably a Red Sodosol (described as a red-brown earth in terms of Great Soil Groups). Soil types on lunettes are likely to vary depending on the nature of the material blown out of the water body. Lunettes by gypsum lakes, for instance, will have accumulated gypseous deposits.
 The lunette in the foreground is on the eastern side of Pink Lake. This lake occurs east of the Lowan Shire near Dimboola. |
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