Lake Lonsdale is a large, shallow lake, 2.5 Km wide and about 8 Km long on the Mt William Creek. It is in the Grampians area about 12 Km North West of Stawell.
Since the introduction of the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline, the lake is no longer used by GWMWater for domestic or stock water supply, however it's still a key source of water for the environment and is currently 90% full.
Lake Lonsdale is popular free camping area right on the lake that is dog friendly and popular with caravaners. A well known recreational lake in the Stawell area, hosting a number of activities, such as boating, fishing, swimming and camping. Fish you can catch are Redfin, Yellow Belly and Trout.
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Camp
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The launch
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The lake was a mill pond at first.
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View from tent. The wind was starting up.
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Mid week, not too crowded.
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First thing in the morning a mist rolls in.
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Spooky!
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Looking East
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Cleared up early.
