Lake flood spectacle a magnet for wildlife, tourists

Millions of birds to migrate to iconic Australian lake after record rainfall

Experience rare images of Lake Eyre's flooding event that attracts diverse wildlife and turns waters pink.

Rare flooding transforms South Australia's dry Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre into an outback oasis for only 4th time in 160 years

The salty flats of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre are flooding for just the fourth time in the past 160 years. When water fills the tourism hotspot in the northeast corner of South Australia, the dry lake bed turns into a temporary outback oasis with wildlife and vegetation all springing to life. "Brine shrimp hatch from eggs in the soil, millions of waterbirds and breeding birds from as far as China and Japan migrate to the lake, and fish that are in th…

Lake flood spectacle a magnet for wildlife, tourists

Floodwaters filling the nation's biggest lake are creating a rare event that is expected to bring an explosion of life and vegetation to the usually dry area.