List of lakes of Australia
Natural freshwater lakes are quite rare in Australia due to the climatic characteristics.
Overview
- Coastal lakes and lagoons
- Reservoirs for water storage
- Mainly dried salt lakes in the plains and deserts.
In Tasmania there is a greater number of natural lakes, which are, however, often optimized for drinking water storage due to the glacial activity.
The following is a list of lakes in Australia:
Coastal lakes and lagoons
- Lake Macquarie
- Tuggerah Lake
- Myall Lakes
- Smith 's Lake
- Lake Illawarra
- Narrabeen Lagoon
- Dee Why Lagoon
- Tabourie Lake
- St George's Basin
- Gippsland Lakes
- Mallacoota Inlet
- Lake Alexandrina
- Lake Bonney
Reservoirs
- Lake Burragorang
- Lake Eucumbene
- Lake Jindabyne
- Lake Burley Griffin
- Lake Burrinjuck
- Blowering Dam
- Lake Moondarra
- Carcoar Dam
- Burrendong Dam
- Keepit Dam
- Copeton Dam
- Lake Glenbawn
- Lake Eildon
- Lake Dartmouth
- Lake Argyle
- Wyangala Dam
- Lake Hume
- Lake Gordon
- Talbingo Dam
- Lake Burbury
Dry salt lakes
- Willandra Lakes
- Lake Eyre
- Lake Torrens
- Lake Frome
- Lake Mackay
- Iceland Lake
- Lake Cadibarrawirracanna
- Lake Amadeus
- Lake Dundas
- Lake Barlee
- Lake Disappointment
Freshwater lakes
- Lake George
- Great Lake
- Lake St Clair
- Lake Pedder
- Lake Bennett
- Euston Lakes
- Lake in Australia and Oceania
- See in Australia
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