Lake Connewarre

Lake Connewarre
Kunawarr keelingk (Wathawurrung)
Lake Connewarre seen from Tait Point
View of lake from Tait Point
A map of Victoria, Australia, with a mark indicating the location of Lake Connewarre
A map of Victoria, Australia, with a mark indicating the location of Lake Connewarre
Lake Connewarre
Location in Victoria
LocationBellarine Peninsula, Victoria
Coordinates38°13′29″S 144°27′21″E / 38.22472°S 144.45583°E / -38.22472; 144.45583[1]
TypeEstuarine
Primary inflowsBarwon River
Primary outflowsBarwon River
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area880 hectares (2,200 acres)
Average depth0.5–2 m (1 ft 8 in – 6 ft 7 in)
References[1][2][3][4]

Lake Connewarre (Aboriginal Wathawurrung language: Kunawarr keelingk[2] literally meaning black swan lake), a shallow estuarine 880-hectare (2,200-acre) lake on the Barwon River, is located on the Bellarine Peninsula southeast of Geelong in the Australian state of Victoria.

  1. ^ a b "Lake Connewarre: 13372". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lake Connewarre: 13372: Historical Information". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Map of Lake Connewarre, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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