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Lake MacLeod is situated 65km north of Carnarvon. This large near coastal lake occupies 2072 square kilometres separated from the Indian Ocean by coastal dunes and outcrops of rock. The lake is 110km long and 40km across its widest section.

The geological data of the lake consists of a layer of gypsite (natural gypsum) which is now mined, approximately 2 metres thick, overlaying a body of halite (mineral salt) which measures up to 6 metres deep. In 1999/2000 mining production was valued at $70.8m of which salt accounted for $50.2m and gypsum $20.3m.