Lake Buchanan (Queensland)
Lake in Queensland, Australia
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Lake Buchanan is a flat salt lake at Pentland in the Charters Towers Region in North Queensland, Australia.[2] It is approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) long and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide at its widest point, with a surface area of about 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi). It is part of the Thomson River catchment and part of the Desert Uplands bioregion.[1][3]
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| Lake Buchanan | |
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World Wind image of Lake Buchanan, 2010. | |
  Lake Buchanan Location within Queensland  Lake Buchanan Location within Australia | |
| Location | 163 km South West of Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 21.5324°S 145.849°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Thomson River | |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Max. width | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Surface area | 117 km2 (45 sq mi)[1] |
Lake Buchanan is different from all other salt lakes in Australia because it occurs at a high elevation - on the Great Dividing Range. The lake is shallow and the water tends to be brackish.[1] The land around the lake is used for grazing.[1]
Species
Lake Buchanan contains a number of significant species which are newly discovered and most probably endemic.[3] These include the Lake Buchanan button grass (Dactyloctenium sp.), fringing rush (Fimbristylis sp. ), Lake Buchanan fringe rush, Lawrenica buchananensis (Malvaceae),[4] and Buchanan's fairy shrimp (Branchinella buchananensis). The Lake Buchanan blue bush (Chenopodium auricomum) is a threatened species.[3]
