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Lake Woytchugga

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Basin countries
  
Australia

Settlements
  
Wilcannia

Cities
  
Wilcannia

Surface area
  
19 km (7.3 sq mi)

Area
  
19 km²

Lake Woytchugga

Location
  
North western New South Wales

Lake Woytchugga is an ephemeral lake situated to the west of Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia. In late 2012 it became notable because the dry lake bed had caught on fire.

Map of Lake Woytchugga, Wilcannia NSW 2836, Australia

When full, The lake covers an area of around 1,900 hectares, and its name means "Moon" in the local Danggali, Aboriginal language.

References

Lake Woytchugga Wikipedia