| Lake Warden | |
|---|---|
&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Australia_Western_Australia_relief_location_map.jpg)  Lake Warden Location in Western Australia | |
| Location | Goldfields-Esperance, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°49′05″S 121°52′22″E / 33.81806°S 121.87278°E |
| Type | Saline |
| Primary inflows | Groundwater and surface runoff |
| Catchment area | 212,000 ha (523,863 acres)[1] |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Designation | Lake Warden Nature Reserve |
| Max. length | 3 km (2 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 km (1 mi) |
| Surface area | 590 ha (1,458 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| References | [1][2] |
| Official name | Lake Warden system |
| Designated | 7 June 1990 |
| Reference no. | 485[3] |
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Lake Warden is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It and its associated wetlands are protected in a nature reserve; they were recognised as being of international importance under the Ramsar Convention through designation of the Lake Warden System on 7 June 1990 as Ramsar Site 485.[4] The lake is also a DIWA-listed wetland.[5]
- ^ a b "Lake Warden and Lake Gore - Catchments for Protection Projects" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Lake Warden". 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Lake Warden system". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Australia". The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 4 January 2000. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Search for a Nationally Important Wetland". 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.