Lake Buchanan (Queensland)

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Lake Buchanan
Location 163 km South West of Charters Towers, Queensland
Coordinates 21.5324° S 145.849° ECoordinates: 21.5324° S 145.849° E
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries Australia

Lake Buchanan is a flat salt playa approximately 28 km long and 8 km wide at its widest point, with a surface area of about 117 km². Lake Buchanan is different from all other salt lakes in Australia because it occurs at a high elevation - on the Great Dividing Range.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Environmental Protection Agency, QLD