Lake Wright (Environmental Association 8.2.9)

location map showing Lake Wright (Environmental Association 8.2.9)

A gently undulating limestone plain overlain with sand sheets and dunes, with low rises on outcropping volcanics or sandstone. The cover is tall mallee shrubland with a grass understory and hummock grassland.

Climate
Mean annual rainfall
200 mm
Mean annual evaporation
3600 mm
Landform parameters
Landscape description
CONTINENTAL DUNEFIELD
Relief class
Negligible (less than 6 m)
Maximum relief
6 m
Mean altitude
700 m
Grain
Fine (160 to 320 m)
Drainage network
None
Location
Longitude
129.5° E
Latitude
27.67° S
Area
2480 Km2
Groundwater resources and quality
Fractured rocks
No Data/Unknown
Sedimentary rocks
None
Shallow unconsolidated sediments
None

Elevation profile Elevation Profile for the Lake Wright (Environmental Association 8.2.9)