Dumbleyung Lake, also widely known as Lake Dumbleyung, is a salt lake in Western Australia. It is located at 33° 20' S, 117° 39' E, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. At 13 kilometres long and 6.5 kilometres wide, it covers an area of 52 km2. If youre looking for a specific Salt lake, try the article Salt Lake (disambiguation). ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Great Southern region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ...
The explorers Henry Landor and Henry Maxwell Lefroy are usually credited with the discovery of Dumbleyung Lake, although it appears to have been shown on a map in 1839 with the name Kondening Lake. Grazing leases around the lake were first granted to George Kersley in 1875. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Dumbleyung Lake received world recognition when Donald Campbell broke the world water speed record on it on 31 December1964, travelling at 444.66 km/h (276.3 mph) in his boat Bluebird K7. A granite memorial to Campbell can be seen at Pussy Cat Hill, a prominent feature and vantage point to view the entire lake area. Donald Malcolm Campbell (March 23, 1921 - January 4, 1967) was a British car and motorboat driver who broke many speed records. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In recent times, the increased soil salination has made the area unsuitable for grazing. Today the lake is mainly used for aquatic recreation. Despite the extreme salinity of the lake, it provides a habitat for many varieties of water birds, and since 1963 has been protected by the Dumbleyung Lake Nature Reserve. Soil Salinity is a major environmental issue in Australia, chiefly affecting agricultural lands in many areas of W.A. (Western Australia) Much of central Australia was at one time a shallow inland sea. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
LakeDumbleyung, undoubtedly the area's great attraction, is the largest natural body of inland water in West Australia.
The first grazing leases around LakeDumbleyung were granted in 1875 to George Kersley who overlanded sheep from Beverley and took up a lease of 20 000 acres which included half of the lake.
While the lake is used for aquatic recreation today, in the early 1900s there were race tracks on it and it was used for picnics.
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