Lake Everard

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'''Lake Everard''' is an endorheic salt lake in South Australia, Australia. The lake, along with Lake Gairdner and Lake Harris form Lake Gairdner National Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=165271&cmd=sp|title=Map of Lake Everard, SA|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|date=2025|access-date=19 April 2025}}</ref><ref name=DEH>{{Citation |author1=South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage |title=Lake Gairdner National Park management plan |publication-date=2004 |url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/park_management/parks_pdfs_lake_Gairdner_mp.pdf |access-date=19 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001348/https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/park_management/parks_pdfs_lake_gairdner_mp.pdf |archive-date=19 January 2018 |url-status=dead |publisher=Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) |isbn=978-0-7590-1079-6}}</ref>

The lakebed of Lake Everard is generally salt crust, however, parts of the lake is saline clay with no salt crust.<ref name=DEH />

The lake was named after William Everard.<ref name=quiz>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166447794 |title=Officers in the Civil Service |newspaper=Quiz and The Lantern |volume=X |issue=503 |location=South Australia |date=11 May 1899 |accessdate=19 April 2025 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

== References ==

Category:Endorheic lakes of Australia Category:Saline lakes of South Australia Lake Harris Category:Gawler bioregion