Lake Carnegie (Western Australia)

Lake Carnegie
Lake Carnegie
Location in Western Australia
LocationGoldfields-Esperance, Western Australia
Coordinates26°10′S 122°30′E / 26.167°S 122.500°E / -26.167; 122.500
TypeEphemeral
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length100 km (62 mi)
Max. width30 km (19 mi)
Surface area5,714 km2 (2,206 sq mi)
Surface elevation439 m (1,440 ft)

Lake Carnegie is a large ephemeral lake in the Shire of Wiluna in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The lake is named after David Carnegie, who explored much of inland Western Australia in the 1890s. A similar lake lies to its south east - Lake Wells.