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Lake Woytchugga
Lake Woytchugga, 1886.
Lake Woytchugga
Location	North western New South Wales
Coordinates	31°33′35″S 143°18′30″E / 31.559769°S 143.308378°E / -31.559769; 143.308378
Basin countries	Australia
Surface area	19 km (7.3 sq mi)
Settlements	Wilcannia

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.

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

See also

• Woytchugga Lacuna, a methane lake on Titan

References

1. Trembath, Brendan (12 December 2012). "Rural fire teams baffled by rare burning lake". ABC Online.
2. Samantha Townsend, Life returns to Lake Woytchugga after 10 years, The Daily Telegraph 16 August 2011.

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