List of lakes in Australia
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Natural freshwater lakes in Australia are rare, due to the general absence of glacial and tectonic activity in Australia.[citation needed]
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[edit] Types
Most lakes in Australia fall within one of four categories
- coastal lakes and lagoons,
- lakes created by man-made dams for water storage and other purposes,
- natural freshwater inland lakes, often ephemeral and some part of wetland or swamp areas.
- predominantly dry, salt lakes in the flat desert regions of the country lacking in organised drainage.
In Tasmania, due to glaciation, there are a large number of natural freshwater lakes on the central plateau, many of which have been enlarged or modified by hydro-electric developments. There are also some lakes created in volcanic remnants. A list of the notable lakes in Australia includes the following divided by type:
[edit] Coastal lakes and lagoons
- Lake Alexandrina in South Australia
- Blue Lake (Queensland)
- Lake Bonney
- Dee Why Lagoon
- Lake Illawarra
- Gippsland Lakes in Victoria
- Mallacoota Inlet
- Lake Macquarie
- Myall Lakes
- Narrabeen Lagoon
- Smith's Lake
- St George's Basin
- Tabourie Lake
- Tuggerah Lake
- Lake Victoria (Victoria)
[edit] Salt lakes
- Lake Amadeus in Northern Territory
- Lake Barlee
- Lake Cadibarrawirracanna
- Lake Carey, Western Australia
- Lake Disappointment, Western Australia
- Dumbleyung Lake, Western Australia
- Lake Dundas in Western Australia
- Lake Eyre in South Australia
- Lake Frome in South Australia
- Lake Gairdner in South Australia
- Island Lake
- Lake Lefroy
- Lake Torrens
- Willandra Lakes in New South Wales
- Lake Mungo
[edit] Freshwater lakes
- Corella Lake (Northern Territory)
- Blue Lake (New South Wales)
- Lake Bryde-East Lake Bryde
- Lake Dove
- Lake George, New South Wales
- Lake Magenta
- Lake Miranda, South Australia
- Tarrabool Lake (Northern Territory)
- Lake Sylvester (Northern Territory)
- Wallaga Lake
[edit] Volcanic lakes
- Blue Lake, South Australia
- Lake Barrine, Queensland
- Lake Eacham, Queensland
- Little Blue Lake, South Australia
- Lake Euramo (Ngimun),Queensland
- Valley Lake, South Australia
[edit] See also
- List of lakes in Western Australia - a complete list of all gazetted lakes in Western Australia
- List of reservoirs and dams in Australia
[edit] References
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