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Why do Lake Torrens and Lake Eyre usually contain little water?
Lake Eyre, Lake Torrens and the other salt lakes of outback South Australia are all very shallow. They cover a huge land area, but because they are so shallow there is a very high evaporation rate. They are fed by the rivers that come down from northwest Queensland, in the Gulf country. These rivers occasionally flood as a result of the summer monsoonal rains in the north, but they do not flood every year.
Why does Lake Eyre's size change so often?
Lake Eyre changes so often due to climatic and environmental reasons.
What is the highest amount of rainfall that has fallen into Lake Eyre?
Lake Eyre rarely gets its water from rainfall. The water that fills Lake Eyre comes mainly from the river systems which drains into it, so rainfall into Lake Eyre cannot really be measured.
Why is lake Eyre so important?
It's beuticful
What is named after Edward John Eyre?
Lake Eyre was named after Edward Eyre. He was the first white person to discover it. Also the Eyre Highway is named after him, and so is the Eyre Peninsula and a tiny place called Eyre.
What is the name of the largest lake in south central Australia?
The largest lake in South Australia (including central SA) is Lake Eyre. Lake Eyre is a huge salt lake with an elevation of fifteen metres below sea level. It is dry most of the time, filling up about once every ten years.
What cannot be found in Lake Eyre?
You wont be able to find water in Lake Eyre, in most years.
Is Lake Eyre pink?
Yes, Lake Eyre does appear pink from the air, though not from the ground. Chemicals in the salt in Lake Eyre called sodium bodaxoide mix with sunlight and heat. The salt water lake water weakens the salt, so when the sunlight hits the salt the salt unleashes a chemical that turns the water pink.
Why is Lake Eyre so famous?
because of all of the famouse statues made a long long time ago
Why is lake Victoria so shallow?
because spongebob soaked it up
Is lake Eyre totaly joined to the ocean?
no it is not joined to the ocean at all so far as can be seen.
Why does so much water end up in Lake Eyre?
Lake Eyre does not fill often - perhaps less than once every ten years - but when it does, it is as a result of floodwaters in Western Queensland. The monsoon season begins in the far north of Australia around October, and some years, if coupled with a cyclone or two, this can lead to flooding of the Channel country of northwestern Queensland. These rivers empty into Lake Eyre, which is why so much water can end up there.
