Lake Numalla

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Lake Numalla
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Lake Numalla
Location Mulga Lands, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 28°44′S144°19′E / 28.733°S 144.317°E / -28.733; 144.317 Coordinates: 28°44′S144°19′E / 28.733°S 144.317°E / -28.733; 144.317
Type lake
Lake Numalla in 1955. Queensland State Archives 5294 Lake Numalla Currawinya Hungerford District January 1955.png
Lake Numalla in 1955.

Lake Numalla is located in the Mulga Lands bioregion of Western Queensland, Australia. The area has a very dry climate, with unpredictable low rainfall (450mm-650mm per year). Lake Numalla is freshwater while nearby Lake Wyara is saline. [1] These provide significant waterbird habitats at times of drought and for migrating waders which travel across inland Australia. [2] 200 bird species have been recorded in the park. [3]

The lake is part of Currawinya National Park and is a site listed under the Ramsar Convention.

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References

  1. "Currawinya National Park: Nature, culture and history". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2002). Heritage Trails of the Queensland Outback. State of Queensland. p. 113.
  3. "Currawinya National Park". Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 24 October 2010.