Lake Torrens (Ngarndamukia) | |
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Location in South Australia | |
Location | South Australia |
Coordinates | 31°02′40″S 137°51′35″E / 31.04444°S 137.85972°E |
Type | Salt lake |
Primary outflows | Pirie–Torrens corridor |
Basin countries | Australia |
Designation | Lake Torrens National Park |
Max. length | 250 km (160 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 30 km (19 mi) |
Surface area | 5,745 km2 (2,218 sq mi)[2] |
Max. depth | 1 m (3.3 ft)[3] |
Surface elevation | 30 m (98 ft)[4] |
Lake Torrens (Kuyani: Ngarndamukia) is a large ephemeral, normally endorheic salt lake in central South Australia. After sufficiently extreme rainfall events, the lake flows out through the Pirie-Torrens corridor to the Spencer Gulf.
Islands on the lake include Andamooka Island and Murdie Island, both near the western shore; Trimmer Inlet runs between Andamooka Island and the shore, and Carrapateena Arm is an arm extending westwards south of Murdie Island.
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