Lake Tyrrell

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. The Boorong, with their astronomical traditions, told stories connected with constellations in the night sky.

This article is about the lake. For the locality of the same name, see Lake Tyrrell, Victoria.

Lake Tyrrell
Lake Tyrrell
Location in Victoria
LocationMallee district, Victoria
Coordinates35°20′38″S 142°50′00″E
TypeIntermittent
Primary inflowsTyrrell Creek
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area20,860 ha (51,500 acres)

In the mid-2010s, the lake became a tourist mecca, particularly for Chinese. 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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