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.
It would not be correct to say that Australia receives very little rainfall. Australia is a vast continent with huge extremes, and this includes rainfall extremes. There is great variation between the areas that receive the highest and lowest amounts. As much as Australia is prone to bushfires, it is also prone to floods. The lowest annual rainfall occurs at Lake Eyre in South Australia, with an annual mean precipitation of about 100mm. The highest annual rainfall occurs at Tully in Queensland, with an annual mean precipitation of 4400mm.
The driest area of Australia, with the lowest mean rainfall, is Lake Eyre. It receives less than 125mm a year. Lake Eyre is located in central South Australia. It is Australia's largest lake, but it is a saltpan, and fills only once every ten years. It does not fill from localised rainfall, but the water that fills it drains from flooded rivers to the northeast of Lake Eyre.
Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point in the continent (and country) of Australia, while Lake Eyre is the lowest point in the same continent.
Australia's Lake Eyre region has the lowest annual rainfall. The area has an irregular rainfall which totals around 150mm, and experiences rain around 20 days per year.
what are the highest and lowest elevations of lake erye and mount kosciuszko
Driest Area Lake Eyre, South Australia 125 mm/yr
The highest point in Australia is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet above sea level. The lowest point is the dry bed of the former Lake Eyre at 49 feet below sea level.
The average annual rainfall for South Australia is 236mm. A large area of the state is extremely dry, while the ranges and south-east are relatively wet. Overall, South Australia is the driest Australian state.
Lake Eyre was named after Edward Eyre, the explorer who discovered it.
Yes, it is, but at the time Eyre explored it was not yet known as the Eyre Peninsula.
John Eyre was Jane Eyre's uncle in the book, "Jane Eyre." He was a Maderian trader that was looking for Jane.
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.