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Loch McNess

Loch McNess

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Loch McNess

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4.6

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Yanchep National Park

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Location: Western Australia, Australia

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Alex

May 12, 2026

Loch McNess is a freshwater lake within Yanchep National Park. It's a popular area and is often walked past on the way to Ghost House Ruins but attracts swans and ducks and all sorts of other birds. This park is home to all sorts of animals like the Western Grey Kangaroo, koalas, quendas, Tammar wallabies, sugar gliders, and bats, and this lake is an important water source them.

Schepper

February 10, 2020

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We saw kangaroos and a tiger otter here at the lake

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Elevation -30 m

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Thursday 30 July

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33 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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