| Murtnaghurt Lagoon | |
|---|---|
| Murtnaghurt Swamp, Lake Murtnaghurt | |
 View from south-east | |
  Murtnaghurt Lagoon Location in Victoria | |
| Location | Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°16′51″S 144°28′8″E / 38.28083°S 144.46889°E[1] |
| Type | Ephemeral saline lagoon |
| Primary inflows | local |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 350–600 m (1,150–1,970 ft) |
| Surface area | 81 hectares (200 acres) |
Murtnaghurt Lagoon, also known as Murtnaghurt Swamp or Lake Murtnaghurt, is a shallow, ephemeral wetland west of the town of Barwon Heads on the southern coast of the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. It comprises two enclosed depressions, elongated west-east and separated by a low ridge. The wetland is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in length, and up to 600 metres (2,000 ft) wide, with 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) of shoreline enclosing an area of 81 hectares (200 acres). It is connected by a narrow 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) palaeochannel extending from the lagoon northwards to the main tidal channel of the lower Barwon River.[2]
- ^ "Murtnaghurt Swamp". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Rosengren, Neville (November 2009). Murtnaghurt Lagoon, Bellarine Peninsula, and Related Landforms: Nature, Origin and Geoscience Significance (PDF). Melbourne: La Trobe University and Environmental GeoSurveys Pty Ltd.