| Woady Yaloak | |
| Name Etymology: | Aboriginal Wathawurrung: Wurdi-yaluk: meaning "big creek" |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Woady Yaloak River mouth in Victoria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Western District Lakes (IBRA) |
| Subdivision Type5: | LGA |
| Subdivision Name5: | Corangamite Shire |
| Length: | 104km (65miles) |
| Source1: | Black Hill (Victoria) |
| Source1 Location: | west of Ballarat |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -37.5356°N 143.7178°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 291m (955feet) |
| Mouth: | Lake Martin and then Lake Corangamite |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -38.0906°N 143.6244°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 114m (374feet) |
| River System: | Corangamite catchment |
| Tributaries Left: | Mount Misery Creek, Kuruc-A-Ruc Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Naringhil Creek |
| Extra: | [1] [2] |
The Woady Yaloak River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Western District Lakes region of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Woady Yaloak River rises below Black Hill, west of Ballarat and flows generally south joined by three minor tributaries through the towns of, and before reaching its river mouth and emptying into Lake Martin and then Lake Corangamite. From its highest point, the river descends over its meandering 104km (65miles) course.[2]
The river is crossed by the Glenelg Highway west of Scarsdale and the Hamilton Highway at Cressy, and McMillans Bridge on the Rokewood-Skipton Road between Rokewood and Werneth.
In the Aboriginal Australian Wathawurrung language different sections of the river are given two names, Wurdi-yaluk or sometimes Wurdi-yaluk gundidj, meaning "big creek"; and Currarerer, with no defined meaning. Variations on the spelling of the river's name have included Wandinyallock, Wardiyallock and Worriyallock.