Sleaford Mere
| Sleaford Mere | |
|---|---|
| Kuyabidni | |
| Location | Proper Bay Road, Sleaford, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°50′08″S 135°44′26″E / 34.835673°S 135.740615°E |
| Type | Endorheic basin |
| Etymology | Parish of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England |
| Part of | Southern Basins Prescribed Wells Area: 12 |
| Primary inflows | local runoff & groundwater |
| River sources | none |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Managing agency | Department for Environment and Water |
| Designation | Conservation park |
| Max. length | about 4.8 to 6.4 kilometres (3 to 4 mi) |
| Max. width | about 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) |
| Surface area | 7.07 km2 (2.73 sq mi): 18 |
| Average depth | 0.61 to 0.91 metres (2 to 3 ft) ("a few feet deep") |
| Salinity | 23.0 – 64.0 millisiemens per cm: 36 |
| Surface elevation | 20 metres (66 feet) |
| Islands | ‘some small islands.’: 2 |
Sleaford Mere (alternative name: Kuyabidni) is a permanent saline lake, located on the Jussieu Peninsula on the south eastern tip of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) south west of Port Lincoln. The lake was given its modern name by the British explorer, Matthew Flinders, on 26 February 1802. Since 1969, the lake has been part of the Sleaford Mere Conservation Park and since 2005, it has been listed as a nationally important wetland. The lake and its environs are notable as a venue for recreational pursuits such as canoeing.