The Gippsland Lakes are a network of coastal lakes, marshes and lagoons in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an overall area of about 354 km2 (137 sq mi) between the rural towns of Lakes Entrance, Bairnsdale and Sale. The largest of the lakes are Lake Wellington, Lake King and Lake Victoria. The lakes are collectively fed by the Avon, Thomson, Latrobe, Mitchell, Nicholson and Tambo Rivers, and drain into Bass Strait through a short canal about 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Lakes Entrance town centre.
The Entrance to Gippsland Lakes
Lake King from Shaving Point in Metung
Lake Tyers, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia
Trio of pelicans at Lake Tyers, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres (14%) of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114.
Old growth forest in Brown Mountain, near Errinundra National Park. Logging in 2008 cleared this area.
Bonang River
Thurra River in Croajingolong National Park