Lake Blanche Explained

Lake Blanche
Pushpin Map:	Australia South Australia
Pushpin Map Alt:	A map of South Australia with a mark indicating Lake Blanche's location
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in South Australia
Location:	South Australia
Coords:	-29.26°N 139.6658°W^[1]
Type:	Salt lake
Basin Countries:	Australia
Designation:	DIWA wetland^[2]
Length:	25miles
Width:	10miles
Area:	215mi2
Cities:	Murnpeowie

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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 . 24 June 2019.
2. Web site: de Jong. M.C.. Search result for 'Strzelecki Creek Wetland System - SA003'. Australian Wetlands Database » Directory of Important Wetlands. Australian government. 24 June 2019. 1995.
3. Book: Eyles. Kathy. A Directory of important wetlands in Australia. 2001. Environment Australia. 978-0-642-54721-7. 77. 3rd. 4 February 2015.
4. Web site: IBA: Strzelecki Desert Lakes . 25 October 2011 . Birdata . Birds Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm . 6 July 2011 .