Lake Weyba

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Lake Weyba
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Lake Weyba
Location4 km South of Noosa, Queensland
Coordinates 26°26′21″S153°04′27″E / 26.4391°S 153.0742°E / -26.4391; 153.0742
Type Salt-water lake
Basin  countriesAustralia
Surface area9.6 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi)

Lake Weyba is a large shallow salt lake in the locality of Noosaville in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. [1]

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History

Lake Weyba's name comes from the local Aboriginal Australians (Gubbi Gubbi) language meaning stingray.[ citation needed ] Lake Weyba is an important fish-breeding habitat. In the early 1900s, Lake Weyba had a large number of stingrays, which would have been easy targets for spear fishing Aboriginal Australians. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Weyba – lake in the Noosa Shire (entry 37166)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Local History - Lake Weyba". Maroochy Shire Council . 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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