Lake Coorong

This article is about the lake in north-western Victoria. For other uses, see Coorong.

Lake Coorong
Lake Coorong Location in Victoria
Location	Wimmera, Victoria
Coordinates	35°44′1.5″S 142°23′20.5″E[1]
Type	Eutrophic
Primary inflows	Yarriambiack Creek
Primary outflows	evaporation
Basin countries	Australia
Surface area	100 ha (250 acres)
References	[2]

Lake Coorong is an eutrophic lake located in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The lake is located adjacent to the township of Hopetoun. After more than a decade of drought, in early 2011 the lake filled as a result of flooding in the region.^[3]

In the local Aboriginal Wergaia language, the river is named Yarak, with "Yarak" representing the lake and surrounding country; and also Gurrong with the word meaning "canoe".^[4][5]

See also

• Lakes and other water bodies of Victoria

References

1. "Lake Coorong (VIC)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
2. "Map of Lake Coorong, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
3. "Wimmera waterways". Wimmera Catchment Management Authority. Victorian Government. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
4. "Lake Coorong (entry )". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
5. Smyth, Robert Brough (1878). The Aborigines of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 176.