Eagle Lake, Martin Lake, and Choelquoit Lake on the Chilcotin Plateau in Central British Columbia are all endorheic lakes. All three lakes have lost considerable volume since the 1970s, as have smaller endorheic lakes in the area, such as Suds Lake, Whitesands Lake, and Lunch Lake.
Tā Ch'ilā Lake (formerly Boya Lake) is a tropical coloured lake in the far north of British Columbia.
Lake Tanganyika in Africa. Currently at an overflow level and therefore draining into the sea via the Lukuga River, but the lake level has been lower in the past, possibly as recently as 1800.
Tularosa Basin and Lake Cabeza de Vaca in North America. Basin formerly much larger than at present, including the ancestral Rio Grande north of Texas, feeding a large lake area.
References
↑Houghton, Samuel G. (1994). A trace of desert waters: the Great Basin story. Reno: University of Nevada Press.
Africa
Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC. pages 24–25.
"Cameroon Crater Lakes", World Wildlife Fund
Australia
Eurasia
"Freshwater Fishes of Iran: Drainage Basins"
North America
"Watersheds" map in the North American Atlas
Ricketts, Taylor H., Eric Dinerstein, David M. Olson, Colby J. Loucks, et al. (1999). Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC. pages 26–29.
South America
Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Canevari, P., Davidson, I., Castro, G., Morisset, V., Abell, R., and Toledo, E.; eds. (1998). Freshwater Biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Conservation Assessment. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington DC., pages xiv–xv, 24–26.
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