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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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New South Wales,,,,,,Order,Name,Type,Region,,,1,Lake Albina,Glacial,Snowy Mountains,,,2,Avoca Lake,Coastal,Central Coast,,,3,Lake Bathurst,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,4,Blue Lake,"Freshwater ephemeral; Glacial",Snowy Mountains,,,5,Budgewoi Lake,Coastal,Central Coast,,,6,Lake Cathie,Coastal,,,,7,Chipping Norton Lake,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,8,Lake Cootapatamba,Glacial,Snowy Mountains,,,9,Lake Cowal,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,10,Dee Why Lagoon,Coastal lagoon,Northern Beaches,,,11,Lake George,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,12,Glenbrook Lagoon,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,13,Glenrock Lagoon,Coastal lagoon,,,,14,Headley Tarn,Glacial,,,,15,Lake Illawarra,Coastal,Illawarra,,,16,Lake Macquarie,Coastal,Hunter,,,17,Menindee Lakes,Freshwater ephemeral,Far West,,,18,Lake Moore,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,19,Lake Mungo,Saline,Far West,,,20,Lake Munmorah,Coastal,Central Coast,,,21,Myall Lakes,Coastal,Mid North Coast,,,22,Narrabeen Lagoon,Coastal,Northern Beaches,,,23,Narran Lakes,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,24,Smiths Lake,Coastal,Mid North Coast,,,25,St Georges Basin,Coastal,"South Coast / Jervis Bay Territory",,,26,Tabourie Lake,Coastal,Mid North Coast,,,27,Terrigal Lagoon,Coastal lagoon,Central Coast,,,28,Tuggerah Lake,Coastal,Central Coast,,,29,Lake Urana,Saline,Far West,,,30,Wallaga Lake,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,31,Wallis Lake,Coastal,Mid North Coast,,,32,Wamberal Lagoon,Coastal lagoon,Central Coast,,,33,Wattle Grove Lake,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,34,Willandra Lakes,Saline,Far West,,,35,Lake Wollumboola,Coastal,Mid North Coast,,,36,Wonboyn Lake,Coastal,Mid North Coast,,,37,Lake Woytchugga,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,38,Peery Lake,Freshwater ephemeral,Far West,,,,,,,,,Northern Territory,,,,,,Order,Name,Type,Region,Area,,,,,,ha,acre,1,Lake Amadeus,Saline,South-west,"103,200","255,013",2,Corella Lake,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,3,Lake Mackay,Saline,"Great Sandy Desert; Gibson Desert; Tanami Desert","349,400","863,386",4,Lake Neale,Saline,South-west,"30,000","74,132",5,Numby Numby,Sinkhole,Gulf of Carpentaria,,,6,Lake Sylvester,Freshwater ephemeral,Barkly Tableland,"200,000","494,211",7,Tarrabool Lake,Freshwater ephemeral,Barkly Tableland,"118,600","293,067",8,Lake Woods,Freshwater ephemeral,Barkly Tableland,"118,600","293,067",,,,,,,Queensland,,,,,,Order,Name,Type,Region,,,1,Lake Awoonga,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,2,Lake Barrine,Volcanic,,,,3,Blue Lake,Coastal,,,,4,Boobera Lagoon,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,5,Brown Lake,Coastal,,,,6,Lake Broadwater,Coastal,South East,,,7,Lake Buchanan,Saline,,,,8,Lake Como,Coastal,,,,9,Lake Cooloola,Coastal,,,,10,Lake Cooroibah,Coastal,,,,11,Lake Cootharaba,Coastal,,,,12,Lake Dunn,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,13,Lake Eacham,Volcanic,,,,14,Lake Elphinstone,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,15,Lake Euramoo,Volcanic,,,,16,Lake Galilee,Saline,,,,17,Lake McKenzie,Perched,Fraser Island,,,18,Lake Nuga Nuga,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,19,Lake Weyba,Coastal,,,,20,Lake Wabby,Perched,Fraser Island,,,21,Lake Yamma Yamma,Saline,,,,,,,,,,South Australia ,,,,,,Order,Name,Type,Region,Area,,,,,,ha,acre,1,Lake Albert,Freshwater,Murray Mallee,,,2,Lake Alexandrina,,,"64,900","160,371",3,Lake Blanche,Saline,Far North,,,4,Blue Lake,Volcanic,Limestone Coast,70,173,5,Lake Bonney SE,Coastal,Limestone Coast,"505,600","1,249,365",6,Lake Bonney Riverland,Freshwater,Riverland,,,7,Lake Bumbunga,Saline,Mid North,"1,388","3,430",8,Lake Cadibarrawirracanna,Saline,Mid North,"6,000","14,826",9,Lake Callabonna,Saline,Far North,"16,000","39,537",10,Coongie Lakes,Wetlands,Far North,"2,179,000","5,384,426",11,Lake Dey Dey,Saline,Far North,,,12,Lake Dutton,Saline,Far North,,,13,Kati ThandaLake Eyre,Saline endorheic,Far North,"950,000","2,347,501",14,Lake Frome,Saline endorheic,Flinders Ranges,"259,615","641,523",15,Lake Gairdner,Saline endorheic,Eyre Peninsula,,,16,Lake Gilles,Saline,Eyre Peninsula,,,17,Goyder Lagoon,Ephemeral swamp,Far North,,,18,Lake Gregory,Saline,Far North,,,19,Lake Hart,Saline,,,,20,Lake Hope,Saline ephemeral,Far North,"3,600","8,896",21,Lake Miranda,Freshwater ephemeral,,,,22,Seagull Lake,Saline ephemeral,Eyre Peninsula,88,217,23,Serpentine Lakes,Saline,Great Victoria Desert,"9,700","23,969",24,Sleaford Mere,Saline endorheic,Eyre Peninsula,707,"1,747",25,Lake Torrens,Saline ephemeral,Flinders Ranges,"574,500","1,419,620",26,Valley Lake,Volcanic,Limestone Coast,,,27,Watervalley Wetlands,Contiguous wetlands,Murray Mallee,"13,100","32,371",,,,,,,Tasmania,,,,,,Order,Name,Type,Region,Designation,Area,,,,,,ha,acre1,Lake Beatrice,Freshwater,Western,,,2,Lake Dora,Freshwater,Western,,,3,Dove Lake,Cirque freshwater,Central Highlands,Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park,150,3714,Lake Dulverton,Freshwater ephemeral,Southern Midlands,,428,"1,058"5,Lake Edgar,Fault scarp pond,South West,Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area,147,3636,Lake Fidler,Meromictic,South West,Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area,,7,Great Lake,Freshwater,Central Highlands,,"17,600","43,491"8,Little Waterhouse Lake,Freshwater coastal,North East,Ramsar Site,10,259,Orielton Lagoon,Dystrophic coastal,South East Coast,Ramsar Site,"3,334","8,240"10,Lake Selina,Glacial,West Coast,,,11,Lake St Clair,Freshwater,Central Highlands,Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park,"4,500","11,120"12,Lake Westwood,Glacial,West Coast,,,13,Lake Flannigan,Freshwater,King Island (Tasmania),Game Reserve (pending),,,,,,,,Victoria,,,,,,Order,Name,Type,Region,Area,,,,,,ha,acre,1,Lake Batyo Catyo,Freshwater ephemeral,,230,,2,Lake Corangamite,Saline,,,,3,Gippsland Lakes,Coastal,,,,4,Lake Hindmarsh,Freshwater ephemeral,Wimmera,13500,33000,5,Mallacoota Inlet,Coastal,,,,6,Murtnaghurt Lagoon,Saline,,81,200,7,Lake Victoria,Coastal lake,,139,340,8,Lake Tali Karng,Freshwater,Alpine,14,35,,,,,,,,,,,,,Western Australia,,,,,,Order,Name,Type,Region,Area,,,,,,ha,acre,1,Angove Lake,Freshwater,Great Southern,33,82,2,Lake Anneen,Saline,Mid West,"12,000","29,653",3,Lake Baghdad,Saline,Rottnest Island,,,4,Lake Ballard,Saline ephemeral,Goldfields-Esperance,"4,900","12,108",5,Lake Barlee,Saline,Mid West,"198,000","489,269",6,Bibra Lake,Freshwater,Perth,,,7,Lake Boonderoo,Freshwater,Goldfields-Esperance,"2,500","6,178",8,Booragoon Lake,Freshwater,Perth,,,9,Boyd Lagoon,Saline lagoon,Gibson Desert,870,"2,150",10,Lake Breaden,Saline,Gibson Desert,"2,600","6,425",11,Lake Bryde-East Lake Bryde,Freshwater wetland,Great Southern,"1,900","4,695",12,Lake Burnside,Saline,Gibson Desert,"42,000","103,784",13,Lake Carey,Saline,Goldfields-Esperance,,,14,Lake Carnegie,Ephemeral,Goldfields-Esperance,"571,400","1,411,960",15,Lake Disappointment,Saline endorheic,Pilbara,"33,000","81,545",16,Lake Dora,Saline,Pilbara,,,17,Dumbleyung Lake,Saline,Great Southern,"5,200","12,849",18,Lake Dundas,Saline,Goldfields-Esperance,,,19,Forrestdale Lake,Brackish seasonal groundwater,Perth,245,605,20,Lake Gore,Seasonal freshwater,Goldfields-Esperance,740,"1,829",21,Lake Gregory,Seasonal freshwater,Kimberley,,,22,Herdsman Lake,Freshwater,Perth,300,741,23,Lake Hillier,Saline,Goldfields-Esperance,1.5,4,24,Hutt Lagoon,Saline,Mid West,,,25,Lake Jasper,Freshwater,South West,"4,500","11,120",26,Lake Joondalup,Freshwater,Perth,,,27,Jualbup Lake,Freshwater,Perth,,,28,Lake Lefroy,Saline ephemeral,Goldfields-Esperance,,,29,Lake Mackay,Saline,Great Sandy Desert,"349,400","863,386",30,Lake McLarty,Freshwater,South West,,,31,Lake Macleod,Freshwater,Gascoyne,"150,000","370,658",32,Loch McNess,Freshwater,Perth,,,33,Lake Magenta,Saline ephemeral,Wheatbelt,"11,000","27,182",34,Lake Maitland,Dry saline,Mid West,,,35,Lake Monger,Freshwater,Perth,70,173,36,Lake Monginup,Freshwater,Goldfields-Esperance,32,79,37,Lake Muir,Freshwater,South West,4,10,38,Lake Nabberu,Saline,Mid West,"18,000","44,479",39,Lake Newell,,Goldfields-Esperance,"2,600","6,425",40,North Lake,Freshwater,Perth,,,41,Perry Lakes,Freshwater,Perth,12.6,31,42,Perth Wetlands,Wetlands,Perth,,,43,Pink Lake,Saline,Goldfields-Esperance,99,245,44,Lake Seppings,Freshwater,South West,,,45,Serpentine Lakes,Saline,Great Victoria Desert,"9,700","23,969",46,Lake Shaster,Hypersaline,Goldfields-Esperance,479,"1,184",47,Lake Thetis,Saline,Mid West,,,48,Thomsons Lake,Brackish seasonal groundwater,Perth,538,"1,329",49,Toolibin Lake,Perched freshwater,Wheatbelt,300,741,50,Lake Warden,Saline,Goldfields-Esperance,59,146,51,Lake Way,Dry saline,Mid-West,"46,000","113,668",52,Lake Wooleen,Intermittent freshwater,Mid-West,"5,500","13,591",,,,,,,www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,