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.
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[edit] Overview
Most lakes in Australia fall within one of three categories
- coastal lakes and lagoons
- lakes created by man-made dams for water storage
- 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.
A list of the notable lakes in Australia includes the following:
[edit] Coastal lakes and lagoons
- Lake Alexandrina in South Australia
- 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] Human-created lakes
- Blowering Dam
- Burrendong Dam
- Carcoar Dam
- Copeton Dam
- Lake Dartmouth
- Keepit Dam
- Lake Argyle, Western Australia
- Lake Burbury
- Lake Burley Griffin
- Lake Burragorang in New South Wales
- Lake Burrinjuck
- Lake Eildon in Victoria (Australia)
- Lake Eucumbene
- Lake Glenbawn
- Grahamstown Dam near Port Stephens in New South Wales
- Lake Hume
- Lake Jindabyne
- Lake Moondarra near Mount Isa [1]
- Lake Tinaroo
- Wyangala Dam
[edit] Salt lakes
- Lake Amadeus in Northern Territory
- Lake Barlee, Western Australia
- 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
[edit] Tasmanian
Including those modified for hydro-electric schemes
- Great Lake, Tasmania
- Lake St Clair, Tasmania
- Lake Pedder, Tasmania
- Lake Gordon, Tasmania
- Lake Margaret, Tasmania
[edit] Volcanic lakes
- Blue Lake, South Australia
- Lake Barrine
- Lake Eacham
- Little Blue Lake, South Australia
- Valley Lake, South Australia
[edit] See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- List of lakes in Western Australia - a complete list of all gazetted lakes in Western Australia
