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]
Yeo Lake | |
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Location | Goldfields-Esperance, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 27°58′12″S 124°22′28″E / 27.97000°S 124.37444°E |
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) |
Nature reserve
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Australia’s Great Desert Tracks SW Sheet (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. 2005. ISBN 978-1-86500-161-6.
- ^ Geoscience Australia elevation data portal
- ^ "Parks & Wildlife Govt of Western Australia". Retrieved 13 March 2017.