Location Wimmera, Victoria Primary inflows Basin countries Australia Inflow source Richardson River | Type Eutrophic Primary outflows Evaporation Area 43 km² | |
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Surface area 4,300 ha (11,000 acres) | ||
Lake Buloke is a eutrophic lake in the Wimmera region of north-western Victoria, Australia. The lake is fed by the Richardson River and is located adjacent to the township of Donald. Lake Buloke is also one of the most popular duck shooting lakes in Victoria but due to dry years in Victoria there hasn't been duck shooting at the lake since 2013.
Map of Lake Buloke, Donald VIC 3480, Australia
In the indigenous Jardwadjali language, the river is named Banyenong, with banye meaning the "burning of roots and stumps" and nong meaning "the past;" and also named Buluk, meaning "lake." In the 1870s, the lake was known as Lake Banyenong, as buloke was a word meaning lake.
The Shire of Buloke derives its name from the lake.
References
Lake Buloke Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA