title: Diamantina Lakes, Queensland
text: # Diamantina Lakes, Queensland
  
  Diamantina Lakes is a locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Diamantina Lakes had a population of 17 people.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Diamantina Lakes is part of the Channel Country which is an arid landscape with a series of ancient flood plains from rivers which only flow intermittently. When there is water in it, the Diamantina River flows from north to south through the locality eventually destined for Lake Eyre in South Australia. However, the water usually is absorbed into the earth or evaporates before reaching Lake Eyre.
  
  ## Heritage listings
  
  The heritage listings for Diamantina Lakes includes:
  
  * Elizabeth Springs, an artesian spring from the Great Artesian Basin
  