Lake Hopkins
Lake Hopkins is a salt lake in the east of Western Australia very close to the Northern Territory border. 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. This drainage basin is known as the Amadeus Basin. 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.
The lake proved to be quite an obstacle to progress for Len Beadell during construction of the Sandy Blight Junction Road in 1960.
See also
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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.