Lake Wabby

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Lake Wabby is a both a mirror lake and barrage lake. Mirror lakes are formed when the ground level becomes low enough to reach the water table, hence it is a mirror to the massive amount of water that is under Fraser Island. A barrage lake is one that is being gradually encroached on by the sand dunes or a sand blow.

The vegetation around the lake consists mostly of blackbutt forests and dry sclerophyll.

Access to Lake Wabby is by walking from either the lookout and carpark inland from and above the lake or from the beach side. From the ridge carpark it is approximately a 1.5 hour return walk and from the beach around 3 hours return.

There are a number of large catfish in the lake and some smaller fish as well as fresh water turtles.

Lake Wabby is slowly being swallowed by a large sandblow. Over the course of 20 years it has shrunk at least half it size.

There is no camping allowed at Lake Wabby but there is a bushwalkers camp on the ridge above. At the carpark on the ridge and near the beach access there are toilets.

These photographs are by a young photographer named Tiz. You will soon be able to purchase her photos at Dreamstime stock photography.(opens in a new window)