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Lake Surprise - VIC

Along the rim walk

Natural bridge

Easy access to lava cave

Along the crater rim walk looking east

Lake,River,Creek

Position

DEG: -38.061142 141.922745

DMS: 38º 03' 40.11" S 141º 55' 21.88" E

UTM: 54 H 5786999mN 580948mE

Altitude: 94.11m

Place Type

Geography - Lake,River,Creek

Location

268.69kms West of Melbourne - Driving 319 km (3 hours 54 mins)
457.67kms SouthEast of Adelaide - Driving 542 km (6 hours 20 mins)
704.74kms NorthWest of Hobart - Driving 1046 km (1 day 3 hours)

Address & Contact

Lake Suprise
Victoria 3304

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Information

Lake on the NE flank of volcanic Mt Eccles. Eruption from a fissure has produced an elongated trough which is now partly water filled. Pleasant hours walk around the rim with a lava cave along the way.

PlaceID	73630

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Portland Harbour at 02/12:30pm EST

Distance from Lake Surprise 41.42km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
17.2°C	°C	%	°C	1031.6hPa	-mm	NW	13km/hr 7knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Port Fairy Aws

Distance from Lake Surprise 45.63km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	22.4	22.8	21.5	19.4	16.7	14.6	14.2	15.1	16.5	18.2	19.9	21.2
Mean Min. °C	13.9	14.5	13.0	10.7	9.1	7.5	7.0	7.3	8.2	9.3	11.1	12.5
Mean Rain mm	31.9	30.8	35.8	50.2	66.5	78.8	90.5	88.0	70.3	50.6	46.3	43.7