Lake Blanche

This article is about the lake in Australia. For the lake in Minnesota, see Lake Blanche (Minnesota).

Lake Blanche
Lake Blanche Location in South Australia
Location	South Australia
Coordinates	29°15′36″S 139°39′57″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]

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]

See also

• List of lakes of South Australia
• Strzelecki Regional Reserve

References

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "IBA: Strzelecki Desert Lakes". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.