List of lakes of Australia

Natural freshwater lakes in Australia are rare due to the general absence of glacial and tectonic activity in Australia.

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Types

Most lakes in Australia fall within one of five categories. Excluding lakes created by man-made dams for water storage and other purposes, one can identify the following:

  • coastal lakes and lagoons including perched lakes;
  • natural freshwater inland lakes, often ephemeral and some part of wetland or swamp areas;
  • the Main Range containing mainland Australia's five glacial lakes.[1] 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;
  • predominantly dry, salt lakes in the flat desert regions of the country lacking organised drainage; and
  • lakes created in volcanic remnants.

List of lakes by state and territory

Australian Antarctic Territory

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
ha acre
1Braunsteffer LakeGlacialPrincess Elizabeth Land[2]
2Club LakeGlacial[3]
3Collerson LakeGlacial[4]
4Dingle LakeGlacial[5]
5Krok LakeGlacial[6]
6Station TarnGlacial
7Stinear LakeGlacial
8Lake VeretenoGlacial
9Lake ZvezdaGlacial

Australian Capital Territory

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.

New South Wales

The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in New South Wales:

Order Name Type Region Designation Area Image Notes
ha acre
1Lake AlbinaGlacialSnowy Mountains
0.66 2[7]
2Avoca LakeCoastalCentral Coast70 173[8]
3Lake BathurstFreshwater ephemeralSouthern Tablelands10 25
4Blue LakeFreshwater ephemeral;
Glacial		Snowy Mountains
  • Kosciuszko National Park;
  • Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves;
  • Ramsar site
16 40[9]
5Budgewoi LakeCoastalCentral Coast1,400 3,459
6Lake CathieCoastal
7Chipping Norton LakeFreshwater ephemeralGreater Sydney
8Lake CootapatambaGlacialSnowy MountainsWorld Heritage Area
9Lake CowalFreshwater ephemeralCentral West
10Dee Why LagoonCoastal lagoonNorthern Beaches
11Lake GeorgeFreshwater ephemeralSouthern Tablelands
12Glenbrook LagoonFreshwater ephemeralBlue Mountains
13Glenrock LagoonCoastal lagoon
14Headley TarnGlacial
15Lake IllawarraCoastalIllawarra
16Lake MacquarieCoastalHunter
17Menindee LakesFreshwater ephemeralFar West
18Lake MooreFreshwater ephemeral
19Lake MungoSalineFar West
20Lake MunmorahCoastalCentral Coast
21Myall LakesCoastalMid North Coast
22Narrabeen LagoonCoastalNorthern Beaches220 544[10]
23Narran LakesFreshwater ephemeral
24Smiths LakeCoastalMid North Coast
25St Georges BasinCoastalSouth Coast /
Jervis Bay Territory
26Tabourie LakeCoastalMid North Coast
27Terrigal LagoonCoastal lagoonCentral Coast
28Tuggerah LakeCoastalCentral Coast
29Lake UranaSalineFar West
30Wallaga LakeFreshwater ephemeral
31Wallis LakeCoastalMid North Coast
32Wamberal LagoonCoastal lagoonCentral Coast
33Wattle Grove LakeFreshwater ephemeral
34Willandra LakesSalineFar West
35Lake WollumboolaCoastalMid North Coast
36Wonboyn LakeCoastalMid North Coast
37Lake WoytchuggaFreshwater ephemeral
38Peery LakeFreshwater ephemeralFar WestRamsar5,02612,420

Northern Territory

The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in the Northern Territory:

Order Name Type Region Designation Area Image Notes
ha acre
1Lake AmadeusSalineSouth-west103,200 255,013[11]
2Corella LakeFreshwater ephemeral
3Lake MackaySalineGreat Sandy Desert;
Gibson Desert;
Tanami Desert		349,400 863,386
4Lake NealeSalineSouth-west30,000 74,132[12]
5Numby NumbySinkholeGulf of Carpentaria
6Lake SylvesterFreshwater ephemeralBarkly Tableland200,000 494,211
7Tarrabool LakeFreshwater ephemeralBarkly TablelandTarrabool Lake – Eva Downs Swamp System
Important Bird Area;
Register of the National Estate;
DIWA		118,600 293,067
8Lake WoodsFreshwater ephemeralBarkly TablelandImportant Bird Area;
Longreach Waterhole Protected Area (part)		118,600 293,067
9Lake LewisSaline ephemeral

Queensland

The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Queensland:

Order Name Type Region Designation Area Image Notes
ha acre
1Lake AwoongaFreshwater ephemeral
2Lake BarrineVolcanic
3Blue LakeCoastal
4Boobera LagoonFreshwater ephemeral
5Brown LakeCoastal
6Lake BroadwaterCoastalSouth East
7Lake BuchananSaline
8Lake ComoCoastal
9Lake CooloolaCoastal
10Lake CooroibahCoastal
11Lake CootharabaCoastal
12Lake DunnFreshwater ephemeral
13Lake EachamVolcanic
14Lake ElphinstoneFreshwater ephemeral
15Lake EuramooVolcanic
16Lake GalileeSaline
17Lake McKenziePerchedFraser Island Great Sandy National Park
18Lake Nuga NugaFreshwater ephemeral
19Lake WeybaCoastal
20Lake WabbyPerchedFraser Island Great Sandy National Park
21Lake Yamma YammaSaline

South Australia

The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in South Australia:

Order Name Type Region Designation Area Image Notes
ha acre
1Lake AlbertFreshwaterMurray MalleeCoorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland Ramsar site;
Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Important Bird Area
2Lake Alexandrina64,900 160,371[13][14]
3Lake BlancheSalineFar NorthStrzelecki Desert Lakes Important Bird Area
4Blue LakeVolcanicLimestone Coast70 173[15]
5Lake Bonney SECoastalLimestone CoastCanunda National Park5,056 12,494
6Lake Bonney RiverlandFreshwaterRiverland
7Lake BumbungaSalineMid North1,388 3,430
8Lake CadibarrawirracannaSalineMid NorthWoomera Prohibited Area6,000 14,826[16]
9Lake CallabonnaSalineFar NorthStrzelecki Desert Lakes Important Bird Area16,000 39,537[17]
10Coongie LakesWetlandsFar NorthRamsar Site;
Innamincka Regional Reserve;
Malkumba-Coongie Lakes National Park;
Strzelecki Regional Reserve		2,179,000 5,384,426[18]
11Lake Dey DeySalineFar North
12Lake DuttonSalineFar North
13Kati Thanda–Lake EyreSaline endorheicFar NorthKati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park;
Elliot Price Conservation Park		950,000 2,347,501[19]
14Lake FromeSaline endorheicFlinders RangesLake Frome Regional Reserve259,615 641,523
15Lake GairdnerSaline endorheicEyre PeninsulaLake Gairdner National Park
16 Lake Gilles Saline Eyre Peninsula Lake Gilles Conservation Park
17Goyder LagoonEphemeral swampFar North
18Lake GregorySalineFar North
19Lake HartSaline
20Lake HopeSaline ephemeralFar North Coongie Lakes wetland Ramsar Site3,600 8,896
21Lake MirandaFreshwater ephemeral
22Seagull LakeSaline ephemeralEyre PeninsulaSceale Bay Conservation Park88 217
23Serpentine LakesSalineGreat Victoria DesertMamungari Conservation Park9,700 23,969 [20]
24Sleaford MereSaline endorheicEyre PeninsulaSleaford Mere Conservation Park707 1,747
25Lake TorrensSaline ephemeralFlinders RangesLake Torrens National Park574,500 1,419,620 [21]
26Valley LakeVolcanicLimestone Coast
27Watervalley WetlandsContiguous wetlandsMurray Mallee13,100 32,371

Tasmania

The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Tasmania:

Order Name Type Region Designation Area Image Notes
ha acre
1Lake BeatriceFreshwaterWestern55 136[22]
2Lake DoraFreshwaterWestern48 119[23]
3Dove LakeCirque freshwaterCentral HighlandsCradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park86 213[24][25][26]
4Lake DulvertonFreshwater ephemeralSouthern Midlands230 568[27][28]
5Lake EdgarFault scarp pondSouth WestTasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area147 363[29]
6Lake FidlerMeromicticSouth WestTasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
7Lake FlanniganFreshwaterKing IslandGame reserve (pending as at 2005)150 371
8Great LakeFreshwaterCentral Highlands17,600 43,491[30]
9Jocks LagoonDystrophic lakeCentral NorthernRamsar site18 44[31]
10Little Waterhouse LakeFreshwater coastalNorth EastRamsar Site10 25[32]
11Lake MestonFreshwaterCentral NorthernWalls of Jerusalem National Park
12Orielton LagoonDystrophic coastal lagoonSouth East CoastRamsar Site3,334 8,240[33]
13Lake SelinaGlacialWest Coast
14Lake St ClairFreshwaterCentral HighlandsCradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park4,500 11,120
15Lake WestwoodGlacialWest Coast35 86[34]

Victoria

The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Victoria.

Order Name Type Region Designation Area Image Notes
ha acre
1Lake Batyo CatyoFreshwater ephemeral230
2Lake CorangamiteSaline
3Gippsland LakesCoastal
4Lake HindmarshFreshwater ephemeralWimmera1350033000
5Mallacoota InletCoastal
6Murtnaghurt LagoonSaline81200
7Lake VictoriaCoastal lake139340
8Lake Tali KarngFreshwaterAlpine1435
9Pink Lake (Victoria)SalineWimmera45111

Western Australia
Main article: Lists of lakes of Western Australia

The following is a list of prominent natural lakes and lagoons in Western Australia:

Order Name Type Region Designation Area Image Notes
ha acre
1Angove LakeFreshwaterGreat SouthernTwo Peoples Bay Nature Reserve33 82
2Lake AnneenSalineMid West12,000 29,653
3Lake BaghdadSalineRottnest Island
4Lake BallardSaline ephemeralGoldfields-Esperance4,900 12,108[35]
5Lake BarleeSalineMid West198,000 489,269[36]
6Bibra LakeFreshwaterPerthBeeliar Regional Park
7Lake BoonderooFreshwaterGoldfields-Esperance2,500 6,178
8Booragoon LakeFreshwaterPerthBeeliar Regional Park[37]
9Boyd LagoonSaline lagoonGibson Desert870 2,150[38]
10Lake BreadenSalineGibson Desert2,600 6,425[39][40]
11Lake Bryde-East Lake BrydeFreshwater wetlandGreat SouthernLake Bryde Nature Reserve1,900 4,695[41]
12Lake BurnsideSalineGibson Desert42,000 103,784[42]
13Lake CareySalineGoldfields-Esperance
14Lake CarnegieEphemeralGoldfields-Esperance571,400 1,411,960[43][44]
15Lake DisappointmentSaline endorheicPilbara33,000 81,545[45]
16Lake DoraSalinePilbara
17Dumbleyung LakeSalineGreat SouthernDumbleyung Lake Nature Reserve5,200 12,849
18Lake DundasSalineGoldfields-Esperance
19Forrestdale LakeBrackish seasonal groundwaterPerthForrestdale Lake Nature Reserve;
Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes Ramsar Site		245 605[46]
20Lake GoreSeasonal freshwaterGoldfields-EsperanceLake Gore Nature Reserve;
Lake Gore Ramsar Site		740 1,829[47]
21Lake GregorySeasonal freshwaterKimberleyParaku Indigenous Protected Area
22Herdsman LakeFreshwaterPerthHerdsman Lake Regional Park300 741[48]
23Lake HillierSalineGoldfields-EsperanceRecherche Archipelago Nature Reserve1.5 4[49]
24Hutt LagoonSalineMid West
25Lake JasperFreshwaterSouth West4,500 11,120[50]
26Lake JoondalupFreshwaterPerthYellagonga Regional Park
27Jualbup LakeFreshwaterPerthShenton Park
28Lake LefroySaline ephemeralGoldfields-Esperance
29Lake MackaySalineGreat Sandy Desert349,400 863,386[51]
30Lake McLartyFreshwaterSouth WestLake McLarty Nature Reserve;
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar site
31Lake MacleodFreshwaterGascoyne150,000 370,658
32Loch McNessFreshwaterPerthYanchep National Park[52]
33Lake MagentaSaline ephemeralWheatbeltLake Magenta Nature Reserve11,000 27,182[53]
34Lake MaitlandDry salineMid West
35Lake MongerFreshwaterPerthLake Monger Reserve70 173
36Lake MonginupFreshwaterGoldfields-EsperanceLake Monginup Nature Reserve32 79[54]
37Lake MuirFreshwaterSouth WestMuir-Byenup System Ramsar Site4 10[55][56]
38Lake NabberuSalineMid West18,000 44,479[57]
39Lake NewellGoldfields-Esperance2,600 6,425[58]
40North LakeFreshwaterPerthBeeliar Regional Park
41Perry LakesFreshwaterPerthPerry Lakes Reserve12.6 31[59]
42Perth WetlandsWetlandsPerthHerdsman Lake Regional Park
43Pink LakeSalineGoldfields-Esperance99 245[60]
44Lake SeppingsFreshwaterSouth WestLake Seppings Nature Reserve[61]
45Serpentine LakesSalineGreat Victoria DesertMamungari Conservation Park9,700 23,969[20]
46Lake ShasterHypersalineGoldfields-EsperanceLake Shaster Nature Reserve479 1,184[62]
47Lake ThetisSalineMid West
48Thomsons LakeBrackish seasonal groundwaterPerthThomsons Lake Nature Reserve;
Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes Ramsar Site		538 1,329
49Toolibin LakePerched freshwaterWheatbeltToolibin Lake Nature Reserve;
Toolibin Lake Ramsar Site		300 741[63]
50Lake WardenSalineGoldfields-EsperanceLake Warden Nature Reserve59 146[64]
51Lake WayDry salineMid-West46,000 113,668[65]
52Lake WooleenIntermittent freshwaterMid-West5,500 13,591

See also
  • List of reservoirs and dams in Australia

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