List of lakes of Papua New Guinea explained

This is a list of lakes in Papua New Guinea. There are about 5383 freshwater lakes in the country. The majority of lakes measure less than 0.1km2 but the biggest one is 647km2 in size.^[1]

Lakes

Lake	Location	data-sort-type="number"	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Blackwater Lakes		10.1km2		-4.5882°N 143.2577°W
Lake Bune		0.17km2	The first Europeans to explore the Southern Highlands, Leahy brothers, called it lake Unimi.^[2] Nearby village named after lake Lake Bune.	-6.172°N 144.0172°W
Chambri Lakes		216km2		-4.2756°N 143.1015°W
Lake Iviva		0.72km2		-4.5882°N 143.2577°W
Lahala Lake		5.66km2		-6.6815°N 155.934°W
Lake Egari		0.2km2		-6.019°N 143.6968°W
Lake Kopiago		0.88km2	Notable for it floating islands.^[3]	-5.4053°N 142.4879°W
Lake Kutubu		49.24km2	Ramsar site^[4]	-6.4°N 163°W
Lake Guri		0.46km2	Near Tsumba Mission on Ramu river.	-4.6286°N 144.5969°W
Lake Gwam		0.2km2		-6.3218°N 147.1151°W
Lake Hargy		9.3km2		-5.3667°N 159°W
Murik Lakes			A cluster of saltwater and freshwater lakes in Sepik River estuaries at Bismarck Sea.	-3.8167°N 159°W
Lake Murray		647km2		-7°N 141.5°W
Lake Onim		0.36km2	The first Europeans to explore the Southern Highlands, Leahy brothers, called it lake Tangigi.	-6.1659°N 143.9847°W
Lake Tareko		1.27km2		-9.3746°N 147.1864°W
Lake Warangai		7.8km2		-4.376°N 141.9428°W

Volcanic crater lakes

See also: Volcanic crater lake.

Volcanic crater lake	Location	data-sort-type="number"	Area		Notes		Coordinates
Balbi		0.07km2	One of six volcano craters has a lake in it.^[5]	-5.9115°N 154.9956°W
Billy Mitchell Crater Lake		3km2^[6]		-6.0889°N 155.2267°W
Dakataua	West New Britain Province	48km2	Located on Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain^[7]	-5.027°N 150.0897°W
Karkar		Lake dried out.^[8]	Located on Karkar Island.^[9]	-4.6497°N 145.9723°W
Loloru		0.9km2	Sacred place, hunting on the lake is forbidden.^[10]	-6.5167°N 192°W
Lake Namor		1.55km2	Located on Lolobau Island^[11]	-4.9472°N 151.1873°W
Sakar		0.13km2	Located on Sakar Island^[12]	-5.4055°N 148.0806°W
Wisdom Lake		86.7km2	Located on Long Island	-5.3368°N 147.1036°W
Victory		0.17km2	Located on Cape Nelson.^[13]	-9.2093°N 149.0766°W

Dams

Dam	Location	data-sort-type="number"	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Yonki Dam				-6.2514°N 145.9803°W
Sirinumu Dam				-9.5028°N 147.4781°W
Wabo Dam			Proposed Hydroelectric plant on Purari River.^[14]

Notes and References

1. M. R. Chambers The Freshwater Lakes of Papua New Guinea: An Inventory and Limnological Review. Journal of Tropical Ecology Vol. 3, No. 1 (Feb., 1987), pp. 1-23
2. Blaine Burkey, O.F.M.Cap. Only the Beginnings St. Conrad Archives Center. 2016
3. http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/catalogue/index.php/lake-kopiago-floating-islands-11 Lake Kopiago Floating islands
4. https://www.ramsar.org/news/lake-kutubu-newest-ramsar-site-in-papua-new-guinea Lake Kutubu - newest Ramsar site in Papua New Guinea
5. Gudmundur (Gummi) Fridriksson PNG – A Volcanic Hotspot
6. http://www.volcanolive.com/billymitchell.html The Billy Mitchell volcano
7. http://www.volcanolive.com/dakataua.html Dakataua Volcano
8. http://thecanadianadventure2008.blogspot.com/2013/09/papua-new-guinea-part-1.html Picture taken on helicopter flight over KarKar Island
9. http://www.volcanolive.com/karkar1.html Karkar Volcano
10. Pauline Karalus The Takuan beauty of Lake Loloru 2015
11. http://www.volcanolive.com/lolobau.html Lolobau Volcano
12. http://www.volcanolive.com/sakar.html Sakar Volcano
13. http://www.volcanolive.com/victory.html Mt Victory Volcano
14. Purari River (Wabo) Hydroelectric Scheme Environmental Studies: An archaeological and ethnographic survey of the Purari River (Wabo) dam site and reservoir. Office of Environment and Conservation, 1978 - Environmental impact analysis.