Kanagulk | |
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 Kanagulk Memorial Park | |
  Kanagulk | |
| Coordinates:37°7′52″S141°50′50″E / 37.13111°S 141.84722°E /-37.13111; 141.84722 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3401 |
Kanagulk is a locality in westernVictoria, Australia. The locality is in theRural City of Horsham local government area, 384 kilometres (239 mi) west north west of the state capital,Melbourne.
At the2016 census, Kanagulk had a population of 18.[2]
Lake Kanagulk is a designated wildlife reserve under the management ofParks Victoria.[3]
A Bureau of Meteorology weather station has been placed in Kanagulk.[4]
There have been concerns about contamination from mining refuse dumping at Kanagulk. Iluka Resources used Kanagulk to store by-products from its Hamilton processing plant. There has been opposition from local community groups over fears of radon gas levels and water contamination.[5] The application to continue dumping at Kanagulk was rejected by Horsham Council in 2016 after Kanagulk Lancare Group found concerning levels ofradon gas at the site.[6]
| Climate data for Kanagulk, elevation 189 m (620 ft), (2004–2024) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 44.8 (112.6) | 45.5 (113.9) | 40.6 (105.1) | 36.8 (98.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 29.4 (84.9) | 35.9 (96.6) | 41.3 (106.3) | 46.8 (116.2) | 46.8 (116.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 20.9 (69.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) | 12.6 (54.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 6.3 (43.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | −3.5 (25.7) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.7 (27.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | −1.5 (29.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | −4.0 (24.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 35.6 (1.40) | 16.8 (0.66) | 22.7 (0.89) | 34.5 (1.36) | 42.0 (1.65) | 55.1 (2.17) | 62.3 (2.45) | 65.9 (2.59) | 44.4 (1.75) | 37.5 (1.48) | 36.0 (1.42) | 40.3 (1.59) | 494.9 (19.48) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 85.4 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[7] | |||||||||||||
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