What is Lake Colac?
{{Infobox lake | lake_name = Lake Colac | image_lake = LakeColac2010.JPG | caption_lake = Lake Colac with historically low water levels | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia]] | coords = {{coord|38|18|S|143|35|E|region:AU_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} | type = FreshWater | inflow = Barongarook Creek | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = Australia | length = | width =1820 hectares | area = | depth = 2.5 metres | max-depth = 3.0 metres | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = | islands = | cities = [[Colac, Victoria|Colac]] }} [[File:LakeColac.jpg|thumb|A postcard showing Lake Colac with water]] '''Lake Colac''' is a large freshwater lake in western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia]]. The town of [[Colac, Victoria|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.otway.biz/lakecolac.html |title=Lake Colac, Victoria, Australia |first= |last= |work=otway.biz |year=2012 |accessdate=26 April 2014 |archive-date=6 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506015213/http://www.otway.biz/lakecolac.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/2260/municipality-of-colac-victoria |title= Municipality of Colac, Victoria |first= |last= |work= Museum Victoria |year= 2014 |accessdate= 26 April 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==Facilities== The lake is used for watersport, including [[sailing]], [[rowing]] and water skiing. The foreshore has a [[playground]] and a boat ramp. The Colac Botanical Gardens are next to the lake. ==History== In January [[2009]],<ref>{{cite w