Lake Hopkins
Salt lake in Western Australia
24°15′S 128°50′E / 24.250°S 128.833°E / -24.250; 128.833
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Lake Hopkins is a salt lake in the east of Western Australia very close to the Northern Territory border.[1] It is located to the west of Lake Neale, which together with Lake Amadeus forms part of a chain of salt lakes that stretches about 500 km (310 mi), from Lake Hopkins in the west to the Finke River in the east.[2] This drainage basin is known as the Amadeus Basin.[3] The lake is usually a dry salt pan, and only holds water for short periods after heavy rainfall. Lake Hopkins has an elevation of 441 metres (1447 feet) above mean sea level.[4] The lake proved to be quite an obstacle to progress for Len Beadell during construction of the Sandy Blight Junction Road in 1960.[5]
See also
- Lake Amadeus
- Lake Neale
- Sandy Blight Junction Road
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References
- ^ World Aeronautical Chart ICAO - 1:1000000 Petermann Ranges (3344) Jan 1972
- ^ A. J. McComb, P. S. Lake (1988). The Conservation of Australian wetlands. World Wildlife Fund Australia. p. 113. ISBN 9780949324139.
- ^ Michael Lazarides (1970). The grasses of Central Australia. Australian National University Press. p. xvi.
- ^ Geoscience Australia elevation data portal
- ^ Beadell, Len (1976). Beating About the Bush. New Holland Publishers(Australia). p. 155. ISBN 1876622156.
External links
- Central Australian groundwater discharge zone