Lake Eyre in South Australia is one of Australia's most significant ephemeral lakes. After storms far to the north, it is transformed from a dry salt lake to become home to a vast population of aquatic life and a nesting ground for water birds of all description. With massive cyclonic rains in north west Queensland and the Northern Territory in early 2009, Lake Eyre began filling again for the first time in more than a decade. These images from the Landsat 5 satellite show the dry lakebed in February, the arrival of flood waters in March and at near capacity in May.
All images © Geoscience Australia 2009.
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