Lake Buchanan (Western Australia)

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Lake Buchanan
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Lake Buchanan
Location Gibson Desert, Western Australia
Coordinates 25°33′35″S123°2′51″E / 25.55972°S 123.04750°E / -25.55972; 123.04750
Primary inflows Coomborn Creek
Surface area4,300 ha (11,000 acres)

Lake Buchanan is a lake in the Gibson Desert of Western Australia, northeast of Lake Carnegie, just south of Oneahibunga / Lake Burnside. It covers an area of approximately 4,300 hectares (10,626 acres). It is fed by Coomborn Creek on its western side.

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