This is a list of lakes in Papua New Guinea. There are about 5383 freshwater lakes in the country. The majority of lakes measure less than but the biggest one is in size.M. R. Chambers The Freshwater Lakes of Papua New Guinea: An Inventory and Limnological Review. Journal of Tropical Ecology Vol. 3, No. 1 (Feb., 1987), pp. 1-23
Lakes LakeLocationAreaNotesCoordinatesBlackwater LakesEast Sepik Province Lake BuneSouthern Highlands Province The first Europeans to explore the Southern Highlands, Leahy brothers, called it lake Unimi.Blaine Burkey, O.F.M.Cap. Only the Beginnings St. Conrad Archives Center. 2016 Nearby village named after lake Lake Bune.Chambri LakesEast Sepik Province Lake IvivaEnga Province Lahala LakeAutonomous Region of Bougainville Lake EgariSouthern Highlands Province Lake KopiagoHela Province Notable for it floating islands.Lake Kopiago Floating islandsLake KutubuSouthern Highlands Province Ramsar siteLake Kutubu - newest Ramsar site in Papua New GuineaLake GuriMadang Province Near Tsumba Mission on Ramu river.Lake GwamMorobe Province Lake HargyEast New Britain Province Murik LakesEast Sepik Province A cluster of saltwater and freshwater lakes in Sepik River estuaries at Bismarck Sea.Lake MurrayMiddle Fly District, Western Province Lake OnimSouthern Highlands Province The first Europeans to explore the Southern Highlands, Leahy brothers, called it lake Tangigi. Lake TarekoNational Capital District Lake WarangaiEast Sepik Province
Volcanic crater lakes
Volcanic crater lakeLocationAreaNotesCoordinatesBalbiAutonomous Region of Bougainville One of six volcano craters has a lake in it.Gudmundur (Gummi) Fridriksson PNG – A Volcanic HotspotBilly Mitchell Crater LakeAutonomous Region of Bougainville The Billy Mitchell volcano at VolcanoLive.comDakatauaWest New Britain Province Located on Willaumez Peninsula, New BritainDakataua VolcanoKarkarMadang Province Lake dried out.Picture taken on helicopter flight over KarKar Island Located on Karkar Island.Karkar VolcanoLoloruAutonomous Region of Bougainville Sacred place, hunting on the lake is forbidden.Pauline Karalus The Takuan beauty of Lake Loloru 2015Lake NamorWest New Britain Province Located on Lolobau IslandLolobau VolcanoSakarMorobe Province Located on Sakar IslandSakar VolcanoWisdom LakeMadang Province Located on Long IslandVictoryIjivitari District, Oro Province Located on Cape Nelson.Mt Victory Volcano
Dams DamLocationAreaNotesCoordinatesYonki DamEastern Highlands Province Sirinumu DamCentral Province Wabo DamGulf Province Proposed Hydroelectric plant on Purari River.Purari River (Wabo) Hydroelectric Scheme Environmental Studies: An archaeological and ethnographic survey of the Purari River (Wabo) dam site and reservoir. Office of Environment and Conservation, 1978 - Environmental impact analysis.
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