Lake Bennett (Northern Territory)

Lake Bennett is a small artificial freshwater lake located 80 km south of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia within the Coomalie Shire.

It was created in 1980 following the construction of a dam by George and Ken Bennett on a property they had purchased the previous year.

In recent times some sub-division of the lands around the lake foreshores has occurred with cabins and houses being built around the northern edge, although the permanent population is very small.

The resort offers a variety of accommodation options as well as canoe hire, restaurant and bar.

[3] In 2011, a development application was approved for a large expansion of the resort, including both tourist and residential accommodation,[4][5] however these plans did not eventuate.

Woman on stand-up paddle-board on Lake Bennett
Stand-up paddle-boarding on Lake Bennett