Lakes of 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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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 follows.
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 in Victoria
- Mallacoota Inlet
- Lake Alexandrina in South Australia
- Lake Bonney
Human-created lakes
- Lake Burragorang in New South Wales
- Lake Eucumbene
- Lake Jindabyne
- Lake Burley Griffin
- Lake Burrinjuck
- Blowering Dam
- Lake Moondarra near Mount Isa
- Carcoar Dam
- Burrendong Dam
- Keepit Dam
- Copeton Dam
- Lake Glenbawn
- Lake Eildon in Victoria (Australia)
- Lake Dartmouth
- Lake Argyle, Western Australia
- Wyangala Dam
Salt lakes
- Lake Amadeus in Northern Territory
- Lake Barlee, Western Australia
- Lake Cadibarrawirracanna
- 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