Download coordinates as: Lakeland is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.

[4] An area of basalt in the Lakeland region contains locally significant groundwater supplies which feed numerous springs, and also provides irrigation water and fertile soils for farming.

[38][39] Clive J Foyster was an entrepreneur, mining company chief and farmer who bought Butchers Hill in 1968.

In a private venture known as Lakeland Downs development began with the clearing of land intended for agriculture, and two irrigation dams were constructed.

Dry land and irrigated cropping commenced with plantings of maize and sorghum and later of peanuts and coffee.

[43] In the 1980s Lakeland Downs was sold, divided into freehold farms averaging about 990 acres (400 ha).

In 2012 there were 16 licenses to impound water in the Normanby catchment, with most occurring in the Lakeland area.

Honey Dam is the largest and is located on Bullhead Creek, which flows into the Laura River.

[57] In 2016 the Queensland Government purchased Springvale Station, a 56,295-hectare (139,110-acre) property situated in the east of the locality.

Springvale Station was purchased to add to the State's protected area network and complement activities being taken to reduce sediment run-off entering the Normanby River catchment that flows into Princess Charlotte Bay and the Great Barrier Reef.

The Department of Environment and Science contracted Cape York Natural Resource Management (Cape York NRM) to work with traditional owners, Griffith University, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and erosion, water quality and vegetation scientists to develop the Springvale Erosion Management Plan.