Natural freshwater lakes in Australia are rare, due to the general absence of glacial and tectonic activity in Australia.
Overview
Most lakes in Australia fall within one of three categories
- coastal lakes and lagoons
- lakes created by man-made dams for water storage
- predominantly dry, salt lakes in the flat desert regions of the country lacking in organised drainage.
In Tasmania, due to glaciation, there are a large number of natural freshwater lakes on the central plateau, many of which have been enlarged or modified by hydro-electric developments.
A list of the notable lakes in Australia follows.
Coastal lakes and lagoons
Human-created lakes
Salt lakes
Freshwater lakes
