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Lake Weyba

Coordinates: 26°26′21″S 153°04′27″E / 26.4391°S 153.0742°E / -26.4391; 153.0742
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Lake Weyba
Lake Weyba is located in Queensland
Lake Weyba
Lake Weyba
Location4 km South of Noosa, Queensland
Coordinates26°26′21″S 153°04′27″E / 26.4391°S 153.0742°E / -26.4391; 153.0742
TypeSalt-water lake
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area9.6 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi)

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

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 Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine