Lake Albert (Wagga Wagga NSW)

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Lake Albert is an artificial lake in the suburb of Lake Albert in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. Covering 125 ha, the lake was built in the 1890s on what was known as Swampy Plains and was named after Prince Albert.

Surrounded by parkland, the lake is a venue for water sports, fishing, walking and bird watching. The lake is home to the Boat Club and one of the town's two golf courses, Wagga Wagga Country Club, is situated on the western shore of the lake.
Due to years of drought the water level at Lake Albert reached record lows and in 2005 Wagga Wagga City Council considered pumping water into the lake to prevent further fish deaths which was ruled out by a senior council official. After a thunderstorm dumped around 50 mm (2.0 in) in the area the lake reached its full depth in early November 2005.

January 2007 a ban on water sport activities on Lake Albert is likely if the lakes level drops below 1.2 m (3.9 ft) due to the on going drought.

20th of March 2008 the lake was closed for the second time since January 2008 due to high levels of Faecal Coliforms in the water.

The Barry Carne Memorial Ski Race is held on the 2nd Saturday and Sunday in May each year, subject to water levels in the lake. On the 13 and 14 May 2006 the event returned to Lake Albert after a 4 year absence due to the lake being at record low levels owing to drought but was cancelled in 2007 due to low water levels.