Lake Connewarre

Lake Connewarre
Opening of the game season, 1874
Location	Victoria
Coordinates	38°14′S 144°27′E / 38.233°S 144.45°E / -38.233; 144.45Coordinates: 38°14′S 144°27′E / 38.233°S 144.45°E / -38.233; 144.45
Lake type	Estuarine
Primary inflows	Barwon River
Primary outflows	Barwon River
Basin countries	Australia
Average depth	Variable (0.5 m to >2.0 m)
Settlements	none

Lake Connewarre is a shallow estuarine lake located on the Barwon River, on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong, Victoria. The lake is linked to the sea by the mangrove-fringed channel of the lower Barwon River estuary. This results in the lake being subject to tidal flows, with a weir at the inflow to the lake preventing saline water progressing upstream.

Lake Connewarre is a Ramsar listed site, with much of the wetlands also part of the Lake Connewarre State Game Reserve. However, much of the land surrounding Lake Connewarre has been cleared for agricultural purposes has resulted in environmental degradation. Water pollution from upriver has also resulted in a drop in water quality, and reduced inflows to the lake have resulted in silting issues.

External links

• Corangamite Catchment Management Authority

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