Lake Albert (South Australia)

For other uses, see Lake Albert (disambiguation).

Lake Albert
Yarli (Ngarrindjeri)[1]
The picture shows Lake Albert from its shore. In the foreground is a sandy shore and a pipeline leading towards the lake. The lake is in the right of the photo. In the background there are trees on the left and brown hills on the right.
Lake Albert seen from Meningie
A map of South Australia with a mark indicating the location of Lake Albert. The lake is south-east of Adelaide, west of the Victorian border, and close to the southern coastline.
A map of South Australia with a mark indicating the location of Lake Albert. The lake is south-east of Adelaide, west of the Victorian border, and close to the southern coastline.
Lake Albert
LocationSouth Australia
Coordinates35°38′S 139°17′E / 35.633°S 139.283°E / -35.633; 139.283[2]
EtymologyPrince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Part ofMurray–Darling basin
Basin countriesAustralia
Managing agencyDepartment of Environment and Water
DesignationRamsar/DIWA wetlands (part)[2]
Surface area168 square kilometres (65 sq mi)[2]
IslandsBascombe Island[3]
SettlementsMeningie, Narrung
Official nameThe Coorong, Lake Alexandrina & Albert Wetland
Designated1 November 1985
Reference no.321[4]

Lake Albert, also known by its Ngarrindjeri name, Yarli, is a notionally fresh water lake near the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia. It is filled by water flowing in from the larger Lake Alexandrina at its mouth near Narrung. It is separated on the south by the Narrung Peninsula from the salt-water Coorong. The only major town on the lake is Meningie. Lakes Alexandrina and Albert are together known as the Lower Lakes.

  1. ^ "Search result for 'Lake Albert, Locb' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', "Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Morelli, J (1995). "Search result for 'The Coorong, Lake Alexandrina & Lake Albert – SA063'". Australian Wetland Database. Australian government. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 31, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
  4. ^ "The Coorong, Lake Alexandrina & Albert Wetland". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.