Werdug, Gariwerd
The name Lake Wartook is derived from Werdug, the Jardwadjali name of this location.
Werdug meaning is ‘his shoulder’ is a reference to the shoulder of a mythological ancestor.
Pre European arrival, this naturally damp catchment in the Mt Difficult Range provided a rich source of food.
The Wirab (Jardwadjali – Native River Blackfish), Yabbies and fresh water mussels would have been part of the Aboriginal diet for thousands of years.
Lake Wartook was constructed in 1886 and has been pivotal to supply Horsham with drinking and irrigation water for many years.
In the past 10 years of drought, works were carried and remnants of aboriginal occupation were submerged, exposing an insight into an ancient culture. Many atrefacts were uncovered, mainly rock scatters as wooden implements would have easily decayed in the damp environment.
Lake Wartook is a very shallow lake with a maximum capacity of 29,500ML (megalitres), at present it is 23% of capacity.
Fishing is very popular on the lake with Brown and Rainbow Trout along with Redfin being the prominent species, the Native River Blackfish can also be caught.
Canon 5D mkII, 24-105mm f/4, Manfrotto 055MF4 with 322RC2, 360 Precision Adjuste Pano Head,
8 shots, 50mm, f/14, 1/8 sec, .3 Lee GND
Very nice, Thomas. The light and clouds were certainly working to your advantage.
The clouds are fantastic, but I think I would prefer it with nos sun as it is very distracting. The clouds and land look awesome though!
great light and clouds Tom!
think i agree with Dylan about the sun taking such a prominent part of the image though.
i really love the left half of this, the hazy light across the trees and especially the water in the distance
Thanks for the feedback guys.
Hi Thomas, always love your writing and it’s a great view. I have to agree that I don’t like the sun in the photo either, that big white burned out patch is too distracting. Awesome clouds and pano besides that.