Lake Coorong | |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coords: | -35.7338°N 142.389°W |
Type: | Eutrophic |
Inflow: | Yarriambiack Creek |
Outflow: | evaporation |
Basin Countries: | Australia |
Area: | 100ha |
Reference: | [1] |
Lake Coorong is an eutrophic lake located in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The lake is located adjacent to the township of . After more than a decade of drought, in early 2011 the lake filled as a result of flooding in the region.[2]
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".[3]