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Ayers Rock & Outback Travel Guide

Lake Eyre

Lake Eyre Summary

Lake type: Endorheic
Primary outflows: Evaporation
Surface area: 9,500 km2
Average depth: 1.5 m (every 3 years), 4 m (every decade)
Surface elevation: -15 m

Lake Eyre is the lowest point in Australia, at approximately 15 m below sea level, and, on the rare occasions that it fills, it is the largest lake in Australia. It is the focal point of the vast Lake Eyre Basin

Discovery

Edward Eyre discovered lake Eyre on 27 August 1840. Lake Eyre was one of several salt lakes which blocked Eyre's attempt to cross from south to north.

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