Lake Johnston

Lake Johnston may refer to:

Places

Lake Johnston (Western Australia)

Coordinates: 32°20′53″S 120°39′22″E / 32.348°S 120.656°E / -32.348; 120.656

Lake Johnston is a lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of the state of Western Australia.

It lies to the east of Hyden and west of Norseman. It is also the name of the geological map of the area.

Lake

It lies to the south of the Hyden-Norseman road, in the Shire of Dundas, and has a significant collection of named rocks near its shores:

Western side:

Eastern side:

At the southern end of the lake the Bremer Range is at the boundary of the Dundas and Esperance shires.

Maps

The maps for the area near Lake Johnston use the name of the lake for the key term. More recent maps are also available as datasets from Geoscience Australia.

Vegetation area

Lake Johnston area is also linked to the Boorabbin and Hyden areas in vegetation surveys and maps.

Geology

It is in an area of high interest to geologists and mine exploration companies, and adjacent to nickel deposits.