Lake Blanche is a salt lake in central South Australia that lies below sea level. It is located within the Strzelecki Creek Wetland System which is listed on A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia. It also is within the extent of the Strzelecki Desert Lakes Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for waterbirds when holding water in the aftermath of floods.[1][3][4]
| Lake Blanche | |
|---|---|
  Lake Blanche Location in South Australia | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Coordinates | 29°15′36″S 139°39′57″E / 29.26000°S 139.66583°E[1] |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Designation | DIWA wetland[2] |
| Max. length | 40 kilometres (25 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 16 kilometres (10 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 560 square kilometres (215 sq mi)[1] |
| Settlements | Murnpeowie[1] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Search result for "Lake Blanche, Lake" with the following datasets selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "SA Government Regions", "Gazetter" and "State Maintained Roads"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ de Jong, M.C. (1995). "Search result for 'Strzelecki Creek Wetland System - SA003'". Australian Wetlands Database » Directory of Important Wetlands. Australian government. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Eyles, Kathy (2001). A Directory of important wetlands in Australia (PDF) (3rd ed.). Environment Australia. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-642-54721-7. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "IBA: Strzelecki Desert Lakes". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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