Lake Argyle Tours and Cruises provide a range of adventure activities on and around Lake Argyle, which is Australia's second largest artificial lake by area and part of the Ord River Scheme near the East Kimberley (Western Australia) town of Kununurra, located on the Kimberley Plateau.

The construction of the dam was completed in 1972. The Ord River dam is 335 metres long and 98 metres high. The earth-fill only dam wall at Lake Argyle is the most efficient dam in Australia in the ratio of the size of the dam wall to the amount of water stored.

Lake Argyle normally has a surface area of about 1,000 square kilometres. The storage capacity to the top of the spillway is 10,763,000 megalitres. The lake filled to capacity in 1973, and the spillway flowed until 1984. Since then, there has been insufficient wet season rainfall to bring the lake up to its designed capacity. At maximum flood level, the lake would hold 35 million megalitres of water and cover a surface area of 2,072 square kilometres.

Lake Argyle is part of the Ord River irrigation scheme, with approximately 150 square kilometres of farmland under irrigation in the East Kimberly region.

The damming of the Ord River has caused major changes to the environment. Flows to the Ord River have been severely reduced. Within Lake Argyle a thriving new eco-system has developed. The lake is now home to 26 species of native fish and a population of freshwater crocodiles currently estimated at some 25,000. The damming of the Ord River also turned a number of low lying ridges into islands. Crocodiles can sometimes be seen on these islands along with a number of birds.

~ Join the renowned "Best of Lake Argyle Cruise" which includes all that is seen on our other cruises plus much more, including a partial circumnavigation of Lake Argyle

~ Informative commentary on the natural history and development of Lake Argyle, the Ord River Irrigation System and the Aquaculture Industry.

~ See Rock Wallabies, Wallaroos, Crocodiles and Bird life up close, as well as many other animals that inhabit this unique eco system

~ Stop at a remote Island and fossick for the Mysterious Zebra Rock only found on Lake Argyle

~ Sample the delicious Ord Valley Melons

~ See the amazing feeding frenzy of up to 26 species of Fish

~ Cruise over the Original site of the now submerged Durack Family Homestead - "Argyle Downs"

~ Explore some of the 90 Islands and Bays of Lake Argyle

~ Stop for a refreshing swim in Australia''''''''s largest, pure freshwater swimming pool, amid the untamed landscape of the magnificent Carr Boyd Ranges (Don''''''''t forget your bathers!!)

~ Experience a Magical Lake Argyle Sunset and reflections that will amaze, complimented by a light snack and a taste of Western Australian beer and wine.

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