The Percival Lakes form a string of "S" shaped ephemeral

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s in the north of

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. They lie at the southern region of the

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and east of

Karlamilyi National Park Karlamilyi National Park lies in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, northeast of Newman and north-northeast of Perth. Proclaimed an A Class Reserve on 13 April 1977, it is the largest national park in Western Australia. The park was in ...

. They stretch in an east-west direction for and north-south for . The surface elevation is . The

Canning Stock Route The Canning Stock Route is a track that runs from Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Wiluna in the mid-west region. With a total distance of around 1,850 km (1,150 mi) it is the longest historic stock route ...

runs in close proximity to some of the lakes, and crosses the salt pan of

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near the eastern end. The lakes were named during the aerial expedition of

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in 1933, after the designer of the

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aircraft being used.Advocate (Burnie Tasmania) 13 January 1934
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Saline lakes of Western Australia Lakes of the Pilbara (Western Australia) {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub

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