Stockton Lake

Stockton Lake is an artificial freshwater lake about 5 km east of Collie in Western Australia's South West region. Created from a former open-cut coal mine that filled with groundwater after closure, it is now a popular recreation lake managed for camping and water sports. Known for its clear turquoise water, sandy beach and bushland setting, it offers swimming, water skiing and camping within the Collie coalfields area.

Visitors can expect a large, clear artificial lake set in rehabilitated bushland with a sandy foreshore and grassed picnic area. The site includes a designated swimming beach, boat ramp and jetty for water skiing and kayaking, and a lakeside campground with toilets and barbecues. The surroundings are open eucalypt woodland with views across the water. It is a day-use and overnight recreation area focused on water activities, camping and picnicking.

Stockton Lake occupies the former Stockton open-cut coal mine, which operated from 1943 until the early 1960s to supply coal for Western Australian power and industry. After mining ceased, the pit filled with groundwater and was rehabilitated as a recreational lake, reflecting Collie's history as Western Australia's major coal mining centre.

Located on Wilman Noongar Country, the lake reflects the Collie region's coal mining heritage and its transition from industrial use to community recreation