Queerarrup Lake - WA

Lake Queerearrup is part of a long line of salt lakes running from Wagin in the north. The lake almost joins Lake Charling to the west and borders Flagstaff Lake on the east, hinting at the ancient history of this waterway, with this long chain of salt lakes the only remnant of an ancient paleo-drainage channel. This remnant of an ancient river is now part of the Beaufort River Wetlands System North – a series of lakes, swamps and extensive floodplain along the broad floodway of the middle Beaufort River. Queerearrup is the largest lake in the Shire of Woodanilling, at 430ha with a possible depth of up to 2 metres – when there is water in it. Like many of the lakes in the Wheatbelt, this is an ephemeral lake that now rarely fills. Floods in 2017 filled the lake for the first time in about 30 years. Now the lake offers a popular camping spot, and a treasured recreation area for the surrounding community.