Lake Fidler

Lake Fidler
Lake Fidler
Location in Tasmania
LocationSouth West Tasmania
Coordinates42°30′31″S 145°40′37″E / 42.50861°S 145.67694°E / -42.50861; 145.67694
TypeMeromictic
Basin countriesAustralia
DesignationTasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site area

Lake Fidler is a meromictic lake beside the Gordon River in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site area of the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. The lake has a layer of fresh water overlying an anoxic salt water layer. The meromictic lakes and ponds of the Gordon River were discovered by D. A. Hodgson and Professor Peter Tyler.