Thomsons Lake

Thomsons Lake
Thomsons Lake seen from shoreline
Thomsons Lake panorama, January 2021
A map of Perth, Australia, with a mark indicating the location of Thomsons Lake
A map of Perth, Australia, with a mark indicating the location of Thomsons Lake
Thomsons Lake
LocationPerth, Western Australia
Coordinates32°09′00″S 115°49′45″E / 32.15000°S 115.82917°E / -32.15000; 115.82917
TypeBrackish seasonal groundwater
Primary outflowsgroundwater; evaporation
Basin countriesAustralia
DesignationThomsons Lake Nature Reserve;
Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes Ramsar Site
Max. length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Max. width1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Surface area5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Surface elevation12 m (39 ft)
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Thomsons Lake Nature Reserve is a lake nature reserve around Thomsons Lake (Nyungar: Jilbup) in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the central business district of Perth, the state capital, and on the southern fringes of the Perth metropolitan area. It is in the suburb of Beeliar, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-west of Jandakot Airport. It is a still largely natural wetland, with adjoining native vegetation, surrounded by land developed for housing and agriculture, that regularly supports large numbers of shorebirds and other waterbirds.[1]

  1. ^ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands: Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes". Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia. November 2003. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010.