Lake Bumbunga

Lake Bumbunga

Lake Bumbunga facing east
Location South Australia
Coordinates 33°54′S 138°11′E / 33.900°S 138.183°ECoordinates: 33°54′S 138°11′E / 33.900°S 138.183°E
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 1388 ha[1]

Lake Bumbunga (33°54′S 138°11′E / 33.900°S 138.183°E) is a salt lake located in South Australia's Mid North near the towns of Lochiel and Bumbunga.

According to anthropologist Norman Tindale the name was derives from the Parnpangka (local indigenous) term for 'rain water lake'.[2]

Lake Bumbunga facing east from Lochiel towards Bumbunga

Salt has been mined at the salt extraction works since 1912.[3][4][5][6]

The lake is fed by surrounding hills including the Hummocks Range.

References

  1. ↑ WETLAND INVENTORY, NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, An assessment of selected inland wetlands of the Northern Agricultural Districts. (page 16)
  2. ↑ Bumbunga "Manning Index of South Australian History". State Library of South Australia.
  3. ↑ Salt production in South Australia - Lochiel Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA)
  4. ↑ Cheetham Salt
  5. ↑ Number 1. Early Salt Production in South Australia. - Historical Cameos of Early South Australia.
  6. ↑ Salt production in South Australia

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