[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/list-of-lakes-of-australia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/list-of-lakes-of-australia\/","headline":"List of lakes of Australia","name":"List of lakes of Australia","description":"before-content-x4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia after-content-x4 Natural freshwater lakes in Australia are rare due to the general absence of","datePublished":"2020-03-21","dateModified":"2020-03-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7c\/Lake_amadeus.jpg\/100px-Lake_amadeus.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7c\/Lake_amadeus.jpg\/100px-Lake_amadeus.jpg","height":"78","width":"100"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/list-of-lakes-of-australia\/","wordCount":17996,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Natural freshwater lakes in Australia are rare due to the general absence of glacial and tectonic activity in Australia.[citation needed]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Most lakes in Australia fall within one of five categories. Excluding lakes and lagoons created by man-made dams for water storage and other purposes, one can identify the following:Table of ContentsList of lakes and lagoons by state and territory[edit]Australian Antarctic Territory[edit]Australian Capital Territory[edit]New South Wales[edit]Northern Territory[edit]Queensland[edit]South Australia[edit]Tasmania[edit]Victoria[edit]Western Australia[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]List of lakes and lagoons by state and territory[edit]Australian Antarctic Territory[edit]The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in the sector of Antarctica claimed by Australia as the Australian Antarctic Territory:Australian Capital Territory[edit]In the Australian Capital Territory there are no prominent naturally-formed lakes and lagoons.Artificial lakes include Bendora Dam, Cotter Dam, Corin Dam, Lake Burley Griffin, Lake Ginninderra, Lake Tuggeranong, and Stranger Pond.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4New South Wales[edit]The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in New South Wales:Northern Territory[edit]The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in the Northern Territory:OrderNameTypeRegionDesignationAreaImageNoteshaacre1Lake AmadeusSalineSouth-west103,200255,013[11]2Corella LakeFreshwater ephemeral3Lake MackaySalineGreat Sandy Desert;Gibson Desert;Tanami Desert349,400863,3864Lake NealeSalineSouth-west30,00074,132[12]5Numby NumbySinkholeGulf of Carpentaria6Lake SylvesterFreshwater ephemeralBarkly Tableland200,000494,2117Tarrabool LakeFreshwater ephemeralBarkly TablelandTarrabool Lake \u2013 Eva Downs Swamp SystemImportant Bird Area;Register of the National Estate;DIWA118,600293,0678Lake WoodsFreshwater ephemeralBarkly TablelandImportant Bird Area;Longreach Waterhole Protected Area (part)118,600293,0679Lake LewisSaline ephemeralQueensland[edit]The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Queensland:OrderNameTypeRegionDesignationAreaImageNoteshaacre1Lake AwoongaFreshwater ephemeralCentral6,75016,7002Lake BarrineVolcanicFar NorthAtherton Tableland3Blue LakeCoastalSouth EastNorth Stradbroke Island5001,2364Boobera LagoonFreshwater ephemeralSouth West5Lake BoomanjinPerchedFraser IslandGreat Sandy National Park2004946Brown LakeCoastalSouth EastNorth Stradbroke Island7Lake BroadwaterCoastalSouth East8Lake BuchananSalineNorthDesert Uplands11,70028,9119Lake ComoCoastalSouth East10Lake CooloolaCoastalWide-Bay11Lake CooroibahCoastalSouth East12Lake CootharabaCoastalWide-BayGreat Sandy National Park13Lake DunnFreshwater ephemeralCentral West14Lake EachamVolcanicFar NorthAtherton Tableland42,958,27771,44115Lake ElphinstoneFreshwater ephemeralCentral16Lake EuramooVolcanicFar NorthTablelands Region4.41117Lake GalileeSalineCentral West25,70064,00018Lake McKenziePerchedFraser IslandGreat Sandy National Park15037019Lake Nuga NugaFreshwater ephemeralCentral HighlandsNuga Nuga National Park20Lake WeybaCoastalSouth East9602.37221Lake WabbyPerchedFraser IslandGreat Sandy National Park22Lake Yamma YammaSalineSouth EastChannel CountrySouth Australia[edit]The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in South Australia:OrderNameTypeRegionDesignationAreaImageNoteshaacre1Lake AlbertFreshwaterMurray MalleeCoorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland Ramsar site;Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Important Bird Area2Lake Alexandrina64,900160,371[13][14]3Lake BlancheSalineFar NorthStrzelecki Desert Lakes Important Bird Area4Blue LakeVolcanicLimestone Coast70173[15]5Lake Bonney SECoastalLimestone CoastCanunda National Park5,05612,4946Lake Bonney RiverlandFreshwaterRiverland7Lake BumbungaSalineMid North1,3883,4308Lake CadibarrawirracannaSalineMid NorthWoomera Prohibited Area6,00014,826[16]9Lake CallabonnaSalineFar NorthStrzelecki Desert Lakes Important Bird Area16,00039,537[17]10Coongie LakesWetlandsFar NorthRamsar Site;Innamincka Regional Reserve;Malkumba-Coongie Lakes National Park;Strzelecki Regional Reserve2,179,0005,384,426[18]11Lake Dey DeySalineFar North12Lake DuttonSalineFar North13Kati Thanda\u2013Lake EyreSaline endorheicFar NorthKati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park;Elliot Price Conservation Park950,0002,347,501[19]14Lake FromeSaline endorheicFlinders RangesLake Frome Regional Reserve259,615641,52315Lake GairdnerSaline endorheicEyre PeninsulaLake Gairdner National Park16Lake GillesSalineEyre PeninsulaLake Gilles Conservation Park17Goyder LagoonEphemeral swampFar North18Lake GregorySalineFar North19Lake HartSaline20Lake HopeSaline ephemeralFar North Coongie Lakes wetland Ramsar Site3,6008,89621Lake MirandaFreshwater ephemeral22Seagull LakeSaline ephemeralEyre PeninsulaSceale Bay Conservation Park8821723Serpentine LakesSalineGreat Victoria DesertMamungari Conservation Park9,70023,969[20]24Sleaford MereSaline endorheicEyre PeninsulaSleaford Mere Conservation Park7071,74725Lake TorrensSaline ephemeralFlinders RangesLake Torrens National Park574,5001,419,620[21]26Valley LakeVolcanicLimestone Coast27Watervalley WetlandsContiguous wetlandsMurray Mallee13,10032,371Tasmania[edit]The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Tasmania:Victoria[edit]The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Victoria.Western Australia[edit]The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Western Australia:OrderNameTypeRegionDesignationAreaImageNoteshaacre1Angove LakeFreshwaterGreat SouthernTwo Peoples Bay Nature Reserve33822Lake AnneenSalineMid West12,00029,6533Lake BaghdadSalineRottnest Island4Lake BallardSaline ephemeralGoldfields-Esperance4,90012,108[35]5Lake BarleeSalineMid West198,000489,269[36]6Bibra LakeFreshwaterPerthBeeliar Regional Park7Lake BoonderooFreshwaterGoldfields-Esperance2,5006,1788Booragoon LakeFreshwaterPerthBeeliar Regional Park[37]9Boyd LagoonSaline lagoonGibson Desert8702,150[38]10Lake BreadenSalineGibson Desert2,6006,425[39][40]11Lake Bryde-East Lake BrydeFreshwater wetlandGreat SouthernLake Bryde Nature Reserve1,9004,695[41]12Lake BurnsideSalineGibson Desert42,000103,784[42]13Lake CareySalineGoldfields-Esperance14Lake CarnegieEphemeralGoldfields-Esperance571,4001,411,960[43][44]16Lake DoraSalinePilbara17Dumbleyung LakeSalineGreat SouthernDumbleyung Lake Nature Reserve5,20012,84918Lake DundasSalineGoldfields-Esperance19Forrestdale LakeBrackish seasonal groundwaterPerthForrestdale Lake Nature Reserve;Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes Ramsar Site245605[45]20Lake GoreSeasonal freshwaterGoldfields-EsperanceLake Gore Nature Reserve;Lake Gore Ramsar Site7401,829[46]21Lake GregorySeasonal freshwaterKimberleyParaku Indigenous Protected Area22Herdsman LakeFreshwaterPerthHerdsman Lake Regional Park300741[47]23Lake HillierSalineGoldfields-EsperanceRecherche Archipelago Nature Reserve1.54[48]24Hutt LagoonSalineMid West25Lake JasperFreshwaterSouth West4,50011,120[49]26Lake JoondalupFreshwaterPerthYellagonga Regional Park27Jualbup LakeFreshwaterPerthShenton Park15Kumpupintil LakeSaline endorheicPilbara33,00081,545[50]28Lake LefroySaline ephemeralGoldfields-Esperance29Lake MackaySalineGreat Sandy Desert349,400863,386[51]30Lake McLartyFreshwaterSouth WestLake McLarty Nature Reserve;Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar site31Lake MacleodFreshwaterGascoyne150,000370,65832Loch McNessFreshwaterPerthYanchep National Park[52]33Lake MagentaSaline ephemeralWheatbeltLake Magenta Nature Reserve11,00027,182[53]34Lake MaitlandDry salineMid West35Lake MongerFreshwaterPerthLake Monger Reserve7017336Lake MonginupFreshwaterGoldfields-EsperanceLake Monginup Nature Reserve3279[54]37Lake MuirFreshwaterSouth WestMuir-Byenup System Ramsar Site410[55][56]38Lake NabberuSalineMid West18,00044,479[57]39Lake NewellGoldfields-Esperance2,6006,425[58]40North LakeFreshwaterPerthBeeliar Regional Park41Perry LakesFreshwaterPerthPerry Lakes Reserve12.631[59]42Perth WetlandsWetlandsPerthHerdsman Lake Regional Park43Pink LakeSalineGoldfields-Esperance99245[60]44Lake SeppingsFreshwaterSouth WestLake Seppings Nature Reserve[61]45Serpentine LakesSalineGreat Victoria DesertMamungari Conservation Park9,70023,969[20]46Lake ShasterHypersalineGoldfields-EsperanceLake Shaster Nature Reserve4791,184[62]47Lake ThetisSalineMid West48Thomsons LakeBrackish seasonal groundwaterPerthThomsons Lake Nature Reserve;Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes Ramsar Site5381,32949Toolibin LakePerched freshwaterWheatbeltToolibin Lake Nature Reserve;Toolibin Lake Ramsar Site300741[63]50Lake WardenSalineGoldfields-EsperanceLake Warden Nature Reserve59146[64]51Lake WayDry salineMid-West46,000113,668[65]52Lake WooleenIntermittent freshwaterMid-West5,50013,591See also[edit]References[edit]^ Powell, Greg (1990). 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