Lake Weyba

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox body of water |name = Lake Weyba |image = Lake Weyba (2099873732).jpg |caption = |image_bathymetry = |caption_bathymetry = |location = 4 km South of Noosa, Queensland |coords = {{coord|-26.4391|153.0742|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}} |pushpin_map = Australia Queensland |type = Salt-water lake |inflow = |outflow = |catchment = |basin_countries = Australia |length = |width = |area = {{convert|9.6|km2}} |depth = |max-depth = |volume = |residence_time = |shore = |elevation = |islands = |cities = }} '''Lake Weyba''' is a large shallow salt lake in the locality of Noosaville in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.<ref>{{Cite QPN|37166|Lake Weyba|lake in the Noosa Shire|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>

== History == Lake Weyba's name comes from the local Aboriginal Australians (Gubbi Gubbi) language meaning stingray.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} Lake Weyba is an important fish-breeding habitat. In the early 1900s, Lake Weyba had a large number of stingrays, which would have been easy targets for spear fishing Aboriginal Australians.<ref>{{cite web |date=2006 |title=Local History - Lake Weyba |url=http://www.maroochy.qld.gov.au/maroochylibraries/sitePage.cfm?code=hldoonhist |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006234757/http://www.maroochy.qld.gov.au/maroochylibraries/sitePage.cfm?code=hldoonhist |archive-date=2007-10-06 |access-date=15 August 2024 |website=Maroochy Shire Council}}</ref>

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== External links == {{Commons category|Lake Weyba}} * {{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.friendsoflakeweyba.org/history |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Friends of Lake Weyba}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weyba, Lake}} Category:Lakes of Queensland Category:Geography of Sunshine Coast, Queensland