Lake Hopkins
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Lake Hopkins | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Location | Northern Territory |
Coordinates | 24°15′S 128°50′E / 24.250°S 128.833°ECoordinates: 24°15′S 128°50′E / 24.250°S 128.833°E |
Type | Salt lake |
Basin countries | Australia |
Max. length | 42 km (26 mi) |
Max. width | 35 km (22 mi) |
Surface elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
Lake Hopkins is a salt lake in the east of Western Australia very close to the Northern Territory border.[1] It is located to the west of Lake Neale, which together with Lake Amadeus forms part of a chain of salt lakes that stretches about 500 km (310 mi), from Lake Hopkins in the west to the Finke River in the east.[2] This drainage basin is known as the Amadeus Basin.[3] The lake is usually a dry salt pan, and only holds water for short periods after heavy rainfall. Lake Hopkins has an elevation of 441 metres (1447 feet) above mean sea level.[4] The lake proved to be quite an obstacle to progress for Len Beadell during construction of the Sandy Blight Junction Road in 1960.[5]
See also
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Hopkins.
References
- ^ World Aeronautical Chart ICAO - 1:1000000 Petermann Ranges (3344) Jan 1972
- ^ A. J. McComb, P. S. Lake (1988). The Conservation of Australian wetlands. World Wildlife Fund Australia. p. 113. ISBN 9780949324139.
- ^ Michael Lazarides (1970). The grasses of Central Australia. Australian National University Press. p. xvi.
- ^ Geoscience Australia elevation data portal
- ^ Beadell, Len (1976). Beating About the Bush. New Holland Publishers(Australia). p. 155. ISBN 1876622156.
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Use dmy dates from July 2022
- Use Australian English from July 2022
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Coordinates not on Wikidata
- Articles using infobox body of water without alt
- Articles using infobox body of water without pushpin map alt
- Articles using infobox body of water without image bathymetry
- Commons link is the pagename
- Saline lakes of Western Australia