There are not many natural freshwater lakes in Australia. This is because there was not a lot of glacial or tectonic activity in Australia.
Types
their are six main types of lake in Australia:
- coastal lakes and lagoons including perched lakes;
- natural freshwater inland lakes. These are often ephemeral and part of wetland or swamp areas;
- glacial lakes
- salt lakes, usually dry, in the flat desert regions of the country.
- lakes which have formed in the remains of volcanoes.
- lakes made for water storage and other purposes.
A list of the notable lakes in Australia includes:
Coastal lakes and lagoons
Lake name |
State/territory
|
Lake Alexandrina |
South Australia
|
Avoca Lake |
New South Wales
|
Blue Lake |
Queensland
|
Brown Lake |
Queensland
|
Lake Broadwater |
|
Budgewoi Lake |
New South Wales
|
Lake Como |
Queensland
|
Lake Cooloola |
|
Lake Cooroibah |
|
Lake Cootharaba |
Queensland
|
Lake Bonney |
South Australia
|
Dee Why Lagoon |
New South Wales
|
Gippsland Lakes |
Victoria
|
Glenrock Lagoon |
New South Wales
|
Lake Illawarra |
New South Wales
|
Mallacoota Inlet |
|
Lake Macquarie |
New South Wales
|
Lake Munmorah |
New South Wales
|
Myall Lakes |
New South Wales
|
Narrabeen Lagoon |
New South Wales
|
Orielton Lagoon |
Tasmania
|
Smiths Lake |
New South Wales
|
St Georges Basin |
New South Wales and the Jervis Bay Territory
|
Tabourie Lake |
New South Wales
|
Terrigal Lagoon |
New South Wales
|
Tuggerah Lake |
New South Wales
|
Lake Victoria |
New South Wales
|
Wallis Lake |
New South Wales
|
Wamberal Lagoon |
New South Wales
|
Lake Weyba |
Queensland
|
Lake Wollumboola |
New South Wales
|
Wonboyn Lake |
New South Wales
|
Perched lakes
Freshwater lakes
Lake name |
State/territory
|
Lake Awoonga |
Queensland
|
Lake Bathurst |
New South Wales
|
Lake Batyo Catyo |
Victoria
|
Blue Lake |
New South Wales
|
Boobera Lagoon |
Queensland
|
Lake Bonney (Riverland) |
South Australia
|
Lake Bryde-East Lake Bryde |
Western Australia
|
Lake Colac |
Victoria
|
Corella Lake |
Northern Territory
|
Lake Cowal |
New South Wales
|
Lake Dunn |
Queensland
|
Lake Elphinstone |
Queensland
|
Lake George |
New South Wales
|
Glenbrook Lagoon |
New South Wales
|
Lake Hindmarsh |
Victoria
|
Lake Magenta |
Western Australia
|
Lake Miranda |
South Australia
|
Menindee Lakes |
New South Wales
|
Narran Lakes |
New South Wales
|
Lake Nuga Nuga |
Queensland
|
Tarrabool Lake |
Northern Territory
|
Lake Sylvester |
Northern Territory
|
Lake St Clair |
Tasmania
|
Wallaga Lake |
New South Wales
|
Lake Woytchugga |
New South Wales
|
Glacial lakes
Salt lakes
Lake name |
State/territory
|
Lake Amadeus |
Northern Territory
|
Lake Barlee |
Western Australia
|
Lake Buchanan |
Queensland
|
Lake Cadibarrawirracanna |
South Australia
|
Lake Carey |
Western Australia
|
Lake Disappointment |
Western Australia
|
Dumbleyung Lake |
Western Australia
|
Lake Dundas |
Western Australia
|
Lake Eyre |
South Australia
|
Lake Frome |
South Australia
|
Lake Gairdner |
South Australia
|
Lake Galilee |
Queensland
|
Lake Gregory |
South Australia
|
Goyder Lagoon |
South Australia
|
Hutt Lagoon |
Western Australia
|
Lake Hart |
South Australia
|
Island Lake |
|
Lake Lefroy |
Western Australia
|
Murtnaghurt Lagoon |
Victoria
|
Lake Mungo |
New South Wales
|
Lake Torrens |
South Australia
|
Lake Urana |
New South Wales
|
Willandra Lakes |
New South Wales
|
Lake Yamma Yamma |
Queensland
|
Volcanic lakes
Lake name |
State/territory
|
Blue Lake |
South Australia
|
Lake Barrine |
Queensland
|
Lake Eacham |
Queensland
|
Lake Euramoo |
Queensland
|
Valley Lake |
South Australia
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