Lake Gregory (Western Australia)

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Lake Gregory from space, September 1993. The main body of the lake appears bluish-turquoise in the center of the picture. The multi-braided channels (upper right) that feed water into Lake Gregory from the northeast are part of the Sturt Creek drainage system. There appears to be an excess of standing water in the channels (muddy-looking, yellowish) north and west of the main part of the lake. The surrounding landscape consists of grasslands with numerous sand ridges (thin, dark, parallel lines on the lower left side of the image).

Lake Gregory is a saline inland drainage lake situated in northeastern Western Australia between the Great Sandy Desert and the Tanami Desert. It has a fairly regular inflow of water and is considered to be a permanent lake, serving as a major migratory stop-over area for a variety of shorebirds. The lake also provides a major breeding habitat of several species of water birds, including cormorants and terns.