Lake Coorong
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Lake Coorong | |
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Location in Victoria | |
Location | Wimmera, Victoria |
Coordinates | 35°44′1.5″S 142°23′20.5″E / 35.733750°S 142.389028°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
References
- ^ "Lake Coorong (VIC)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Map of Lake Coorong, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Wimmera waterways". Wimmera Catchment Management Authority. Victorian Government. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Lake Coorong (entry )". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Smyth, Robert Brough (1878). The Aborigines of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 176.
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