Dumbleyung Lake

Dumbleyung Lake, also widely known as Lake Dumbleyung, is a salt lake in Western Australia. It is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. With a length of 13 kilometres (8 mi) and a width of 6.5 kilometres (4 mi), it covers a total area of 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi). Dumbleyung Lake received world recognition when Donald Campbell broke the world water speed record on it on 31 December 1964. 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.