Panorama showing Painkalac Creek at Aireys Inlet. This picture shows the brine lake formed behind a sand bank dam between the creek and the open sea. It was taken late in the afternoon in December 2007. The sand dam can clearly be seen on the satellite view of the Google map of the area.

Painkalac Creek at Aireys Inlet - Great Ocean Road visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Painkalac Creek at Aireys Inlet' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Victoria.

Painkalac Creek is a small creek that separates Aireys Inlet from the neighbouring town of Fairhaven. At the mouth of the creek is a sand bank that forms a dam. The water levels of the creek are rarely high enough to flow over this barrier and a tidal brine lake forms behind it. Around the creek is a sandy beach and some of the lake bed becomes exposed at low tide.

To the left of Painkalac Creek as it enters the sea is a public reserve on which stands the Split Point Lighthouse, the main tourist attraction of the town. Just offshore is Eagle Rock, a limestone sea stack on top of a basalt volcano column and the focal point of the Eagle Rock Marine Reserve, and a popular snorkeling and dive site.

Car: Aireys Inlet is about 120 km west of Melbourne at the eastern end of the B100 (Great Ocean Road). From the B100 turn onto Inlet Crescent.