About Lake Cowal

Lake Cowal forms part of a large ephemeral inland wetland system in the Lachlan Catchment and is located 43 km northwest of West Wyalong, and approximately 60 km south west of Forbes in Central New South Wales, Australia. Significant concentrations of water birds visit the Lake and the Australian Heritage Commission listed Lake Cowal on the Register of the National Estate in 1992.

Lake Cowal is approximately 14 km long and 8 km wide with an average depth of around 2m.

It is said to be inundated seven years out of ten.