Lake Warden | |
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Location in Western Australia | |
Location | Goldfields-Esperance, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 33°49′05″S 121°52′22″E / 33.81806°S 121.87278°E |
Type | Saline |
Primary inflows | Groundwater and surface runoff |
Catchment area | 212,000 ha (523,863 acres)[1] |
Basin countries | Australia |
Designation | Lake Warden Nature Reserve |
Max. length | 3 km (2 mi) |
Max. width | 2 km (1 mi) |
Surface area | 590 ha (1,458 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 2 m (7 ft) |
Surface elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
References | [1][2] |
Official name | Lake Warden system |
Designated | 7 June 1990 |
Reference no. | 485[3] |
Lake Warden is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It and its associated wetlands are protected in a nature reserve; they were recognised as being of international importance under the Ramsar Convention through designation of the Lake Warden System on 7 June 1990 as Ramsar Site 485.[4] The lake is also a DIWA-listed wetland.[5]