Lake Hopkins is a salt lake in the east of Western Australia very close to the Northern Territory border.[1] It is located to the west of Lake Neale, which together with Lake Amadeus forms part of a chain of salt lakes that stretches about 500 km (310 mi), from Lake Hopkins in the west to the Finke River in the east.[2] This drainage basin is known as the Amadeus Basin.[3] The lake is usually a dry salt pan, and only holds water for short periods after heavy rainfall. Lake Hopkins has an elevation of 441 metres (1447 feet) above mean sea level.[4] The lake proved to be quite an obstacle to progress for Len Beadell during construction of the Sandy Blight Junction Road in 1960.[5]

Lake Hopkins
Lake Hopkins is located in Western Australia
Lake Hopkins
Lake Hopkins
LocationNorthern Territory
Coordinates24°15′S 128°50′E / 24.250°S 128.833°E / -24.250; 128.833
TypeSalt lake
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length42 km (26 mi)
Max. width35 km (22 mi)
Surface elevation441 m (1,447 ft)
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  1. ^ World Aeronautical Chart ICAO - 1:1000000 Petermann Ranges (3344) Jan 1972
  2. ^ A. J. McComb, P. S. Lake (1988). The Conservation of Australian wetlands. World Wildlife Fund Australia. p. 113. ISBN 9780949324139.
  3. ^ Michael Lazarides (1970). The grasses of Central Australia. Australian National University Press. p. xvi.
  4. ^ Geoscience Australia elevation data portal
  5. ^ Beadell, Len (1976). Beating About the Bush. New Holland Publishers(Australia). p. 155. ISBN 1876622156.
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