Lake Tyrrell | |
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Location in Victoria | |
Location | Mallee district, Victoria |
Coordinates | 35°20′38″S 142°50′00″E / 35.34389°S 142.83333°E[1] |
Type | Intermittent |
Primary inflows | Tyrrell Creek |
Basin countries | Australia |
Surface area | 20,860 ha (51,500 acres) |
Lake Tyrrell (also known as Lake Tyrrell Wildlife Reserve) is a shallow, salt-crusted depression in the Mallee district of north-west Victoria, in Australia. The name 'Tyrrell' is derived from the local Wergaia word for 'sky', the Boorong Aboriginal people of the area being distinguished for their interest in star-lore.[2] The Boorong, with their astronomical traditions, told stories connected with constellations in the night sky.[3]
In the mid-2010s, the lake became a tourist mecca, particularly for Chinese.[4] It is a popular location for photographers and social media users, who take snaps of the lake's mirror-like surface during winter, when ground water percolates to the surface and inflows arrive from the Avoca River/Tyrrell Creek system.
During dry periods, people can walk on to the lake area by using places where salt has formed a solid surface.
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