Yeo Lake

Yeo Lake
Location Goldfields-Esperance, Western Australia
Coordinates 27°58′12″S 124°22′28″E / 27.97000°S 124.37444°E / -27.97000; 124.37444Coordinates: 27°58′12″S 124°22′28″E / 27.97000°S 124.37444°E / -27.97000; 124.37444
Type Ephemeral
Basin countries Australia
Max. length 66 km (41 mi)
Max. width 14 km (8.7 mi)
Surface elevation 349 m (1,145 ft)

Yeo Lake is an ephemeral salt lake in the south of Western Australia, lying in the Great Victoria Desert east of Cosmo Newberry.[1] The Anne Beadell Highway runs along its southern margin, and the Great Central Road lies further to its north. Its surface elevation is 349 metres above mean sea-level.[2]

Nature reserve

The Yeo Lake Nature Reserve is set aside for biological diversity in semi-arid and arid areas of Australia, and camping is permitted. The reserve covers the entire lake system.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hema, Maps (2005). Australia’s Great Desert Tracks SW Sheet (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. ISBN 978-1-86500-161-6.
  2. ↑ Geoscience Australia elevation data portal
  3. ↑ "Parks & Wildlife Govt of Western Australia". Retrieved 13 March 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.