Peter Riley#KatiThanda #LakeEyre is Australia’s largest ephemeral endorheic #saltlake and the continent’s lowest point, at 15.2 metres below sea level. At 9,000 sq km, it is estimated to be 1% of the continent’s landmass. Floods in tropical north
pressure the Cooper Creek system and the Georgina-Diamantina River & underground water, sand and silt rises to the surface. water on salt pans stagnates, algae blooms create various colours from green to red
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/jul/27/australia-kati-thanda-lake-eyre
Rare water world: Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre from the air – in pictures
The vast salt lake in the South Australian outback is dry for most of its life, having only filled to capacity three times in the past 160 years. So when water does arrive, this enormous landscape becomes a riot of colour