Lake Flagstaff, sometimes referred to as Flagstaff Lake is an ephemeral
salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre). ...
located in the
Great Southern region of
Western Australia, approximately north west of
Woodanilling and south west of
Wagin.
Description
The oval shaped lake has a surface area of
[ and is one of a line of three lakes; Lake Charling to the west then Queerearrup Lake and Lake Flagstaff in the east. When they overflow waters discharge into the poorly described eastern branch of the Beaufort River. The same channel that usually provides inflow also flows away from the lakes at the same time when the lake is full (as occurs at Lake Ewlyamartup).]Beaufort Beaufort may refer to:
People and titles
* Beaufort (surname)
* House of Beaufort, English nobility
* Duke of Beaufort (England), a title in the peerage of England
* Duke of Beaufort (France), a title in the French nobility
Places Polar regions ...
river catchment and Blackwood River
The Blackwood River is a major river and catchment in the South West of Western Australia.
Course
The river begins at the junction of Arthur River and Balgarup River near Quelarup and travels in a south westerly direction through the tow ...
basin. The features of the landscape include alluvial plains,
small lunettes, dunes and swales on alluvial and aeolian deposits. The lake is situated along a major ancient drainage line. The catchment has an average annual rainfall of and an annual evaporation of .[ The northern shore of the lake is part of a crown reserve with an area of designated for the protection of native fauna and flora.][
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History
The traditional owners of the area are the Noongar peoples who have inhabited the region for tens of thousands of years.[
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See also
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References
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Lakes of the Great Southern (Western Australia)
Saline lakes of Western Australia