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Australia's largest lake is Lake Eyre. 144 km long and 77 km wide, it covers an area of 1 349 251 hectares or 9 690 square km. However, most of the time it is a dry saltpan or, more correctly, a salt sink.

There are numerous other large salt lakes in Australia, such as Lake Torrens, which covers 5,700 km², Lake Frome and Lake Amadeus.

Australia's largest natural freshwater lake is Lake Mackay in Western Australia, which is 3 494 sq km in area.

Australia's largest constructed reservoir is Lake Gordonin Tasmania, which covers 12 450 sq km. It is followed by Lake Argyle in Western Australia, which covers 10 760 sq km, and Lake Eucumbene in New South Wales, with an area of 4 798 sq km.

The deepest natural freshwater lake in Australia is Lake St Clair in Tasmania, with a maximum depth of 200m.

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