http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2156&context=scipapers Continental aridification and the vanishing of Australia’s megalakes]" Geological Society of America, 2011 The region in which it is situated has little rainfall and is very sparsely settled, with the closest settlement to it being Arkaroola Village some 40 kilometers north-west of its closest shore.