Pink Lake | |
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Location | Goldfields-Esperance, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 33°50′43″S 121°49′40″E / 33.84528°S 121.82778°E |
Type | Salt lake |
Basin countries | Australia |
Max. length | 4 km (2 mi) |
Max. width | 2 km (1 mi) |
Surface area | 99 ha (245 acres)[1] |
Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
References | [1] |
Pink Lake (previously known as Lake Spencer) is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.[2] Although historically the water in the lake was visibly pink, as of 2017 it had not been pink for over ten years.[3] Salt concentration is vital to Pink Lake's pink hue, and Pink Lake may turn pink again as conditions change. It lies about 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Esperance and is bounded to the east by the South Coast Highway.
The dynamics of why a lake turns pink are very complex. External changes and weather conditions can affect the colour of the lake. Despite previous indications that the lake is no longer a pink hue, it has been reported as recently as May 2024 that the colour of the lake water remains a vivid pink.