What if lake Eyre was full?
When the lake is full, it has the same salinity level as seawater, but becomes hypersaline as the lake dries up and the water evaporates. The lake was named in honour of Edward John Eyre, the first European to see it in 1840….Lake Eyre.
| Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre | |
|---|---|
| Average depth | 1.5 m (5 ft) (every 3 years), 4 m (13 ft) (every decade) |
Was Lake Eyre an inland sea?
Mega-Lake Eyre held roughly ten times the water volume achievable under today’s wettest climate, and if present now would rank among the ten largest lakes (in area) on Earth. This truly was the inland sea that proved so elusive to Charles Sturt and other 19th-century colonial explorers.
Do any rivers flow into Lake Eyre?
In the western parts of the basin the Neales River and Macumba River flow into Lake Eyre. Rivers within the basin have a low gradient, slow flow rate and a naturally turbid water quality. Several of the major Lake Eyre Basin river systems are well-known.
Would the Bradfield scheme work?
It is claimed that extra water and vegetation in the interior may then produce changes to the climate of Australia, however various studies have concluded that this is unlikely. This may increase the rainfall in areas of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Is there a canal from Spencer Gulf to Lake Eyre?
There have been proposals in the past to build a canal from Spencer Gulf to permenantly fill Lake Eyre and Lake Torrens. This idea is has its merits, as it may alter the climate of Australia’s dry interior by incresing rainfall through evaporation from the lake waters.
How can Lake Torrens be connected to Lake Eyre?
A ‘lakes canal’ to link Lake Torrens to Lake Eyre. Approximately 80km in length. Gradually undermining the surface of and dredging a canal to Lake Torrens until tidal forces can begin shifting sediment. This would be an engineering work in the same magnitude as the Panama and Suez canals.
Should Lake Eyre and Frome be filled in?
Lakes Eyre and Frome could fill naturally. Letting sea water into Lake Eyre by means of a channel cut from Spencer Gulf was considered by the Government in 1883 and rejected. The length of a canal would be 400 km, its slope 3 x 10-5 and required bottom width 1.5 km.
What is the dumbest idea to pump water into Lake Eyre?
Also contemplate the proposal of piping water from the Ord river to Perth, which was proved impractical and uneconomic). Now, one of the dumbest ideas proposed by armchair speculators is to pump sea water down to Lake Eyre. The whole area is an ancient sea bed with highly saline soils.