| Lake Altham | |
|---|---|
  Lake AlthamLocation in Western Australia | |
| Location | Great Southern, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°23′57.3″S 118°26′31.5″E / 33.399250°S 118.442083°E / -33.399250; 118.442083 |
| Type | Wetland |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 2.4 km (0.93 sq mi) |
| References | |
Lake Altham, part of the Lake Grace System, is a wetland located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Situated in the Shire of Kent, the lake is part of the Western Mallee subregion of the Mallee region. It has an area of about 2.4 square kilometres (0.93 sq mi) and is one of four lakes in the area comprising a DIWA-listed wetland of national importance.
Lake Altham, except for a small section in its north, is part of the Chinocup Nature Reserve, gazetted on 20 January 1967 and has a size of 198.25 square kilometres (76.54 sq mi).
See also
References
- "Lake Altham". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- Beecham, Brett; Danks, Alan. "Mallee 2 (MAL2 – Western Mallee subregion)" (PDF). A Biodiversity Audit of Western Australia's 54 Biogeographical Subregions in 2002. Department of Conservation and Land Management. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
- "Lake Grace System". Australian Wetlands Database. Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government.
- "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 14 November 2024.