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Yeo Lake

Coordinates: 27°58′12″S 124°22′28″E / 27.97000°S 124.37444°E / -27.97000; 124.37444
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Yeo Lake
Location of Yeo Lake in Western Australia, Australia.
Location of Yeo Lake in Western Australia, Australia.
Yeo Lake
Location of Yeo Lake in Western Australia, Australia.
Location of Yeo Lake in Western Australia, Australia.
Yeo Lake
LocationGoldfields-Esperance, Western Australia
Coordinates27°58′12″S 124°22′28″E / 27.97000°S 124.37444°E / -27.97000; 124.37444
TypeEphemeral
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length66 km (41 mi)
Max. width14 km (8.7 mi)
Surface elevation349 m (1,145 ft)
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Yeo Lake is an ephemeral salt lake in the south of Western Australia, lying in the Great Victoria Desert east of Cosmo Newberry.[1] The Anne Beadell Highway runs along its southern margin, and the Great Central Road lies further to its north. Its surface elevation is 349 metres above mean sea-level.[2]

Nature reserve

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The Yeo Lake Nature Reserve is set aside for biological diversity in semi-arid and arid areas of Australia, and camping is permitted. The reserve covers the entire lake system.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australia’s Great Desert Tracks SW Sheet (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. 2005. ISBN 978-1-86500-161-6.
  2. ^ Geoscience Australia elevation data portal
  3. ^ "Parks & Wildlife Govt of Western Australia". Retrieved 13 March 2017.