Lake Rowan is a locality in northern Victoria, Australia.

The locality is named for "Lake Rowan"—a reserve with a dry swamp.

It is said[weasel words] that Ned Kelly used local resident Mr. Swanhill to sell his horses in October 1877.

[2] Lake Rowan post office opened on 1 July 1875 and was closed on 30 November 1981.

[3] The town has a cemetery (first burial 1870s) with former Geelong and Carlton (Premiership Player) Jim Flynn (1871–1955) interred.