Lake Callabonna
| Lake Callabonna | |
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Lake Callabonna from space | |
Location in South Australia | |
| Location | Far North, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 29°43′S 140°05′E / 29.717°S 140.083°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Designation | Strzelecki Regional Reserve (only partially) Lake Callabonna Fossil Reserve |
| Surface area | 160 km2 (62 sq mi) |
Lake Callabonna is a dry salt lake with little to no vegetation located in the Far North region of South Australia. The 160-square-kilometre (62 sq mi) lake is situated approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Cameron Corner, the junction of South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. It is also known as Lake Mulligan.
The lake is an important site for late Pleistocene fossils. It is within the extent of the Strzelecki Desert Lakes Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for waterbirds when holding water in the aftermath of floods.