Lake Colac

Lake Colac
Lake Colac with historically low water levels
Location	Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	38°18′S 143°35′E / 38.300°S 143.583°E / -38.300; 143.583
Type	FreshWater
Primary inflows	Barongarook Creek
Basin countries	Australia
Max. width	1820 hectares
Average depth	2.5 metres
Max. depth	3.0 metres
Settlements	Colac

Lake Colac is a large freshwater lake in western Victoria, Australia. The town of Colac is built along the south shore of the lake. Lake Colac has an area of 1,820 hectares, an average depth of 2.5 metres and a circumference of 33 km.^[1] The area was the home of the Kolijon (or Coladjin) people. The name Colac comes from either the word Kolijon, or their word kolak which means the lake's sand or fresh water.^[2]

1. ↑ "Lake Colac, Victoria, Australia". otway.biz. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
2. ↑ "Municipality of Colac, Victoria". Museum Victoria. 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}