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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]
Most lakes in Australia fall within one of five categories. Excluding lakes and lagoons created by man-made dams for water storage and other purposes, one can identify the following:
The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in the sector of Antarctica claimed by Australia as the Australian Antarctic Territory:
Order | Name | Type | Region | Designation | Area | Image | Notes | |
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ha | acre | |||||||
1 | Braunsteffer Lake | Glacial | Princess Elizabeth Land | 0.0769 | 0.19 | [2] | ||
2 | Club Lake | Glacial | [3] | |||||
3 | Collerson Lake | Glacial | [4] | |||||
4 | Dingle Lake | Glacial | 68 | 168 | [5] | |||
5 | Krok Lake | Glacial | [6] | |||||
6 | Station Tarn | Glacial | ||||||
7 | Stinear Lake | Glacial | ||||||
8 | Lake Vereteno | Glacial | ||||||
9 | Lake Zvezda | Glacial |
In the Australian Capital Territory there are no prominent naturally-formed lakes and lagoons. Artificial lakes include Bendora Dam, Cotter Dam, Corin Dam, Lake Burley Griffin, Lake Ginninderra, Lake Tuggeranong, and Stranger Pond.
The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in New South Wales:
Order | Name | Type | Region | Designation | Area | Image | Notes | |
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ha | acre | |||||||
1 | Lake Albina | Glacial | Snowy Mountains | 0.66 | 2 | [7] | ||
2 | Avoca Lake | Coastal | Central Coast | 70 | 173 | [8] | ||
3 | Lake Bathurst | Freshwater ephemeral | Southern Tablelands | 10 | 25 | |||
4 | Blue Lake | Freshwater ephemeral; Glacial |
Snowy Mountains |
|
16 | 40 | [9] | |
5 | Budgewoi Lake | Coastal | Central Coast | 1,400 | 3,459 | |||
6 | Lake Cathie | Coastal | ||||||
7 | Chipping Norton Lake | Freshwater ephemeral | Greater Sydney | |||||
8 | Lake Cootapatamba | Glacial | Snowy Mountains | |||||
9 | Lake Cowal | Freshwater ephemeral | Central West | |||||
10 | Dee Why Lagoon | Coastal lagoon | Northern Beaches | |||||
11 | Lake George | Freshwater ephemeral | Southern Tablelands | |||||
12 | Glenbrook Lagoon | Freshwater ephemeral | Blue Mountains | |||||
13 | Glenrock Lagoon | Coastal lagoon | ||||||
14 | Headley Tarn | Glacial | ||||||
15 | Lake Illawarra | Coastal | Illawarra | |||||
16 | Lake Macquarie | Coastal | Hunter | |||||
17 | Menindee Lakes | Freshwater ephemeral | Far West | |||||
18 | Lake Moore | Freshwater ephemeral | ||||||
19 | Lake Mungo | Saline | Far West | |||||
20 | Lake Munmorah | Coastal | Central Coast | |||||
21 | Myall Lakes | Coastal | Mid North Coast | |||||
22 | Narrabeen Lagoon | Coastal | Northern Beaches | 220 | 544 | [10] | ||
23 | Narran Lakes | Freshwater ephemeral | ||||||
24 | Smiths Lake | Coastal | Mid North Coast | |||||
25 | St Georges Basin | Coastal | South Coast / Jervis Bay Territory |
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26 | Tabourie Lake | Coastal | Mid North Coast | |||||
27 | Terrigal Lagoon | Coastal lagoon | Central Coast | |||||
28 | Tuggerah Lake | Coastal | Central Coast | |||||
29 | Lake Urana | Saline | Far West | |||||
30 | Wallaga Lake | Freshwater ephemeral | ||||||
31 | Wallis Lake | Coastal | Mid North Coast | |||||
32 | Wamberal Lagoon | Coastal lagoon | Central Coast | |||||
33 | Wattle Grove Lake | Freshwater ephemeral | ||||||
34 | Willandra Lakes | Saline | Far West | |||||
35 | Lake Wollumboola | Coastal | Mid North Coast | |||||
36 | Wonboyn Lake | Coastal | Mid North Coast | |||||
37 | Lake Woytchugga | Freshwater ephemeral | ||||||
38 | Peery Lake | Freshwater ephemeral | Far West | Ramsar | 5,026 | 12,420 |
The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in the Northern Territory:
Order | Name | Type | Region | Designation | Area | Image | Notes | |
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ha | acre | |||||||
1 | Lake Amadeus | Saline | South-west | 103,200 | 255,013 | [11] | ||
2 | Corella Lake | Freshwater ephemeral | ||||||
3 | Lake Mackay | Saline | Great Sandy Desert; Gibson Desert; Tanami Desert |
349,400 | 863,386 | |||
4 | Lake Neale | Saline | South-west | 30,000 | 74,132 | [12] | ||
5 | Numby Numby | Sinkhole | Gulf of Carpentaria | |||||
6 | Lake Sylvester | Freshwater ephemeral | Barkly Tableland | 200,000 | 494,211 | |||
7 | Tarrabool Lake | Freshwater ephemeral | Barkly Tableland | Tarrabool Lake – Eva Downs Swamp System Important Bird Area; Register of the National Estate; DIWA |
118,600 | 293,067 | ||
8 | Lake Woods | Freshwater ephemeral | Barkly Tableland | Important Bird Area; Longreach Waterhole Protected Area (part) |
118,600 | 293,067 | ||
9 | Lake Lewis | Saline ephemeral |
The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Queensland:
The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in South Australia:
The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Tasmania:
Order | Name | Type | Region | Designation | Area | Image | Notes | |
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ha | acre | |||||||
1 | Lake Beatrice | Freshwater | Western | 55 | 136 | [22] | ||
2 | Lake Dora | Freshwater | Western | 48 | 119 | [23] | ||
3 | Dove Lake | Cirque freshwater | Central Highlands | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 86 | 213 | [24][25][26] | |
4 | Lake Dulverton | Freshwater ephemeral | Southern Midlands | 230 | 568 | [27][28] | ||
5 | Lake Edgar | Fault scarp pond | South West | Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area | 147 | 363 | [29] | |
6 | Lake Fidler | Meromictic | South West | Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area | ||||
7 | Lake Flannigan | Freshwater | King Island | Game reserve (pending as at 2005) | 150 | 371 | ||
8 | Great Lake | Freshwater | Central Highlands | 17,600 | 43,491 | [30] | ||
9 | Jocks Lagoon | Dystrophic lake | Central Northern | Ramsar site | 18 | 44 | [31] | |
10 | Little Waterhouse Lake | Freshwater coastal | North East | Ramsar Site | 10 | 25 | [32] | |
11 | Lake Meston | Freshwater | Central Northern | Walls of Jerusalem National Park | ||||
12 | Orielton Lagoon | Dystrophic coastal lagoon | South East Coast | Ramsar Site | 3,334 | 8,240 | [33] | |
13 | Lake Selina | Glacial | West Coast | |||||
14 | Lake St Clair | Freshwater | Central Highlands | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 4,500 | 11,120 | ||
15 | Lake Westwood | Glacial | West Coast | 35 | 86 | [34] |
The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Victoria.
Order | Name | Type | Region | Designation | Area | Image | Notes | |
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ha | acre | |||||||
1 | Lake Batyo Catyo | Freshwater ephemeral | 230 | 568 | ||||
2 | Lake Corangamite | Saline | 23000 | 56834 | ||||
3 | Gippsland Lakes | Coastal | ||||||
4 | Lake Hindmarsh | Freshwater ephemeral | Wimmera | 13500 | 33000 | |||
5 | Mallacoota Inlet | Coastal | ||||||
6 | Murtnaghurt Lagoon | Saline | 81 | 200 | ||||
7 | Lake Victoria | Coastal lake | 139 | 340 | ||||
8 | Lake Tali Karng | Freshwater | Alpine | 14 | 35 | |||
9 | Pink Lake (Victoria) | Saline | Wimmera | 45 | 111 |
The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Western Australia:
Order | Name | Type | Region | Designation | Area | Image | Notes | |
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ha | acre | |||||||
1 | Angove Lake | Freshwater | Great Southern | Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve | 33 | 82 | ||
2 | Lake Anneen | Saline | Mid West | 12,000 | 29,653 | |||
3 | Lake Baghdad | Saline | Rottnest Island | |||||
4 | Lake Ballard | Saline ephemeral | Goldfields–Esperance | 4,900 | 12,108 | [35] | ||
5 | Lake Barlee | Saline | Mid West | 198,000 | 489,269 | [36] | ||
6 | Bibra Lake | Freshwater | Perth | Beeliar Regional Park | ||||
7 | Lake Boonderoo | Freshwater | Goldfields-Esperance | 2,500 | 6,178 | |||
8 | Booragoon Lake | Freshwater | Perth | Beeliar Regional Park | [37] | |||
9 | Boyd Lagoon | Saline lagoon | Gibson Desert | 870 | 2,150 | [38] | ||
10 | Lake Breaden | Saline | Gibson Desert | 2,600 | 6,425 | [39][40] | ||
11 | Lake Bryde-East Lake Bryde | Freshwater wetland | Great Southern | Lake Bryde Nature Reserve | 1,900 | 4,695 | [41] | |
12 | Lake Burnside | Saline | Gibson Desert | 42,000 | 103,784 | [42] | ||
13 | Lake Carey | Saline | Goldfields-Esperance | |||||
14 | Lake Carnegie | Ephemeral | Goldfields-Esperance | 571,400 | 1,411,960 | [43][44] | ||
16 | Lake Dora | Saline | Pilbara | |||||
17 | Dumbleyung Lake | Saline | Great Southern | Dumbleyung Lake Nature Reserve | 5,200 | 12,849 | ||
18 | Lake Dundas | Saline | Goldfields-Esperance | |||||
19 | Forrestdale Lake | Brackish seasonal groundwater | Perth | Forrestdale Lake Nature Reserve; Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes Ramsar Site |
245 | 605 | [45] | |
20 | Lake Gore | Seasonal freshwater | Goldfields-Esperance | Lake Gore Nature Reserve; Lake Gore Ramsar Site |
740 | 1,829 | [46] | |
21 | Lake Gregory | Seasonal freshwater | Kimberley | Paraku Indigenous Protected Area | ||||
22 | Herdsman Lake | Freshwater | Perth | Herdsman Lake Regional Park | 300 | 741 | [47] | |
23 | Lake Hillier | Saline | Goldfields-Esperance | Recherche Archipelago Nature Reserve | 1.5 | 4 | [48] | |
24 | Hutt Lagoon | Saline | Mid West | |||||
25 | Lake Jasper | Freshwater | South West | 4,500 | 11,120 | [49] | ||
26 | Lake Joondalup | Freshwater | Perth | Yellagonga Regional Park | ||||
27 | Jualbup Lake | Freshwater | Perth | Shenton Park | ||||
15 | Kumpupintil Lake | Saline endorheic | Pilbara | 33,000 | 81,545 | [50] | ||
28 | Lake Lefroy | Saline ephemeral | Goldfields-Esperance | |||||
29 | Lake Mackay | Saline | Great Sandy Desert | 349,400 | 863,386 | [51] | ||
30 | Lake McLarty | Freshwater | South West | Lake McLarty Nature Reserve; Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar site |
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31 | Lake Macleod | Freshwater | Gascoyne | 150,000 | 370,658 | |||
32 | Loch McNess | Freshwater | Perth | Yanchep National Park | [52] | |||
33 | Lake Magenta | Saline ephemeral | Wheatbelt | Lake Magenta Nature Reserve | 11,000 | 27,182 | [53] | |
34 | Lake Maitland | Dry saline | Mid West | |||||
35 | Lake Monger | Freshwater | Perth | Lake Monger Reserve | 70 | 173 | ||
36 | Lake Monginup | Freshwater | Goldfields-Esperance | Lake Monginup Nature Reserve | 32 | 79 | [54] | |
37 | Lake Muir | Freshwater | South West | Muir-Byenup System Ramsar Site | 4 | 10 | [55][56] | |
38 | Lake Nabberu | Saline | Mid West | 18,000 | 44,479 | [57] | ||
39 | Lake Newell | Goldfields-Esperance | 2,600 | 6,425 | [58] | |||
40 | North Lake | Freshwater | Perth | Beeliar Regional Park | ||||
41 | Perry Lakes | Freshwater | Perth | Perry Lakes Reserve | 12.6 | 31 | [59] | |
42 | Perth Wetlands | Wetlands | Perth | Herdsman Lake Regional Park | ||||
43 | Pink Lake | Saline | Goldfields-Esperance | 99 | 245 | [60] | ||
44 | Lake Seppings | Freshwater | South West | Lake Seppings Nature Reserve | [61] | |||
45 | Serpentine Lakes | Saline | Great Victoria Desert | Mamungari Conservation Park | 9,700 | 23,969 | [20] | |
46 | Lake Shaster | Hypersaline | Goldfields-Esperance | Lake Shaster Nature Reserve | 479 | 1,184 | [62] | |
47 | Lake Thetis | Saline | Mid West | |||||
48 | Thomsons Lake | Brackish seasonal groundwater | Perth | Thomsons Lake Nature Reserve; Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes Ramsar Site |
538 | 1,329 | ||
49 | Toolibin Lake | Perched freshwater | Wheatbelt | Toolibin Lake Nature Reserve; Toolibin Lake Ramsar Site |
300 | 741 | [63] | |
50 | Lake Warden | Saline | Goldfields-Esperance | Lake Warden Nature Reserve | 59 | 146 | [64] | |
51 | Lake Way | Dry saline | Mid-West | 46,000 | 113,668 | [65] | ||
52 | Lake Wooleen | Intermittent freshwater | Mid-West | 5,500 | 13,591 |
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