Coyrecup Lake

Coyrecup Lake
Coyrecup Lake is located in Western Australia
Coyrecup Lake
Coyrecup Lake
Location in Western Australia
LocationGreat Southern, Western Australia
Coordinates33°42′30″S 117°50′07″E / 33.70833°S 117.83528°E / -33.70833; 117.83528
Typesaline
Primary inflowsGroundwater and surface runoff
Catchment area194,165 ha (479,790 acres)[1]
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area453 ha (1,120 acres)[1]
Max. depth3 m (9.8 ft)[1]
Water volume4,533,000 m3 (160,100,000 cu ft) (per metre of depth)[1]
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Coyrecup Lake is an ephemeral salt lake in Coyrecup, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located approximately 25 km (16 mi) east of the town of Katanning and about 302 km (188 mi) south east of Perth. The lake is situated within the Coyrecup Nature Reserve,[2] and is part of the Blackwood River drainage basin and the Hardy Estuary-Coblinine River catchment.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d Mark Coleman; Kathy Meney (September 2000). "Impacts of rural drainage on nature conservation values: Nyabing case study 2 - Technical assessment" (PDF). Department of Environment and Conservation. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ Lyons, Michael N (1988), Vegetation and flora of Lake Coyrecup Nature Reserve no's 26020, 28552 and adjoining unvested land (loc. no's 6904, 9270), [The Author], retrieved 18 December 2018
  3. ^ "Resource Condition Report for Significant Western Australian Wetland, Coyrecup Lake" (PDF). Department of Environment and Conservation. 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Resource condition report for significant Western Australian wetland : Coyrecup Lake". Dept. of Environment & Conservation. 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.