Lake Boga, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Lake Boga
state = vic


caption =
lga = Rural City of Swan Hill
postcode = 3584
est =
pop = 725 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25939 | name = Lake Boga (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Swan Hill
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 325
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 17
location2= Swan Hill

Lake Boga is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is situated within the Rural City of Swan Hill within the Mallee region of north-west Victoria. At the 2006 census, Lake Boga had a population of 725. The town is located convert|325|km|mi|0|lk=on north west of Melbourne and convert|17|km|mi|0|lk=on south east of the regional centre Swan Hill.

History

The Post Office opened on 8 August 1887.Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

The Town today

The town is located next to the lake of the same name which is popular with water sports, particularly water skiing. The surrounding area is used for agriculture including fruit and vegetable growing and grain production. There is a sizable wine grape industry in the area and one local winery.

There is a PBY Catalina flying boat on display as Lake Boga was a Royal Australian Air Force flying boat maintenance facility during World War II, known as the Lake Boga Flying Boat Base.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League. Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Lake Boga | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Lake_Boga.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

Regional water shortage caused by ongoing drought has resulted in Lake Boga's water capacity decreasing to 0 per cent. Gnat infestation and rotten fish odour permeating the town's air include some of the problems resulting from the lake's water shortage and subsequent exposed lake bed.

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