What is Kow Swamp?
{{Infobox lake | lake_name = Kow Swamp | image_lake = Gunbower.PNG | caption_lake = Kow Swamp is in [[Gunbower County, Victoria]] (colored red on this [[map]]) | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Near Gunbower in [[Victoria, Australia]] | coords = {{coord|35|57|30|S|144|17|45|E|type:waterbody_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}} | type = freshwater lake | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = [[Australia]] | length = {{convert|7| km|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|4| km|abbr=on}} | area = {{convert|24| km2|abbr=on}} | depth = {{convert|3| m|abbr=on}} | max-depth = | volume = 51,730 megalitres maximum capacity | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|85| m|abbr=on}} }} '''Kow Swamp''' is a lake in north-central [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It was once a [[swamp]]. It is now used for water storage. ==Description== Kow Swamp is in the [[Murray River]] valley, about {{convert|4.5|km}} west of the town of [[Gunbower, Victoria|Gunbower]] and the Murray River, in the [[Shire of Campaspe]]. Its name comes from the [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Aboriginal]] word ''Ghow'' means the white [[gypsum]] soil found at the swamp. It is a popular site for [[recreational fishing]]. The lake is about {{convert|7|by|4|km}}. Its [[circumference]] is {{convert|15|km}}.<ref name=gmw>{{cite web |url=http://www.g-mwater.com.au/water-resources/storages/kowswamp |title=Kow Swamp |accessdate=2012-03-04 |work= |first= |last= |publisher=Goulburn-Murray Water |date= |archive-date=2012-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602130641/http://www.g-mwater.com.au/water-resources/storages/kowswamp |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==History== ===Archaeology=== {{Main| Kow Swamp archaeological site}} Kow Swamp is an [[archaeological site]] which has produced human [[skeleton|skeletal]] remains dating from the late [[Pleistocene]], over 10,000 years ago.<ref name=gmw/> ===Irrigation=== Kow Swamp was used to store water from the Murray for