Lake Corangamite

Lake Corangamite
Kronimite
Shoreline, southwest of Foxhow
Lake Corangamite is located in Victoria
Lake Corangamite
Lake Corangamite
Location in Victoria
LocationWestern District Lakes, Victoria
Coordinates38°10′51″S 143°24′16″E / 38.18083°S 143.40444°E / -38.18083; 143.40444[1]
TypeEndorheic, hypersaline
Primary inflows
Primary outflowsevaporation
Catchment area4,079 km2 (1,575 sq mi)
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length38 km (24 mi)
Surface area234 km2 (90 sq mi)
Average depth5 m (16 ft)
Max. depth7 m (23 ft)
Shore length1150 km (93 mi)
IslandsVaughan Island
References[1][2][3][4]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Corangamite /kəˈræŋɡəmt/, a hypersaline endorheic lake, is located near Colac in the Lakes and Craters region of the Victorian Volcanic Plains of south-west Victoria, Australia. The lake's salinity levels have increased dramatically as the lake level has dropped in recent decades. It is Australia's largest permanent saline lake, covering approximately 230 square kilometres (89 sq mi) with a circumference of 150 kilometres (93 mi).[5] It forms part of the Ramsar-listed Western District Lakes wetland site. The Aboriginal name of the lake is recorded as Kronimite.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Lake Corangamite". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ^ "An Audit of the Ecological Condition of Australian Rivers" (PDF). Environment Australia (PDF). Government of Australia.
  3. ^ "Lake Corangamite: 13372: Historical Information". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Map of Lake Corangamite, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. ^ Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (2nd ed.). Canberra: Australian Nature Conservation Agency. 1996. pp. 728–9. ISBN 0-642-21378-X.
  6. ^ "Native names of hills, rivers, lakes, and other natural features in Victoria" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020.