() is a notionally
Fresh Water Lake near the mouth of the
Murray River . It is filled by water flowing in from
Lake Alexandrina at its mouth near
Narrung . It is separated on the south by the Narrung Peninsula from the salt-water
Coorong . The only major town on the lake is
Meningie .
Due to there being no significant tributaries and a high evaporation rate, Lake Albert is significantly saltier than Lake Alexandrina.
The lake was named after
Prince Albert Of Saxe-Coburg And Gotha , the Consort of Queen Victoria.
