Area: 3373,98 sq. km., volume: 3377,04 cubic meters, depth avg: 1 m, shore length: 1264,55 m, res time: 16526,9, elevation: 121. Lake Gairdner, largest of a group of shallow depressions west of Lake Torrens in central South Australia, 240 miles (386 km) northwest of Adelaide. It measures 100 miles (160 km) long by 30 miles (48 km) wide. Lying at the base of the Eyre Peninsula, the lake is a dry salt pan (playa).