Lauriston Reservoir
Lauriston Reservoir
Lauriston Reservoir is located in Victoria
Lauriston Reservoir
Lauriston Reservoir
LocationVictoria, Australia
Coordinates37°15′14″S 144°23′28″E / 37.254°S 144.391°E / -37.254; 144.391
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesAustralia
Built1938-1941[1]
Max. length5.8 km (3.6 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Islands1 islet

Lauriston Reservoir is a reservoir in Victoria, Australia, with a maximum capacity of 19,800 megalitres. The dam that created it, located 9 km west of Kyneton[2] along Lauriston Reservoir Road, was constructed from 1938[3][4] to 1941[5][6] and has a spillway that measures 77 metres.[7] The site is a popular picnic ground as one can fish there (although not from the dam structure itself), and barbecue facilities are available. The reservoir is known to contain redfin perch, rainbow and brown trout, roach and cod.

The picnic and BBQ area near the dam wall at the end of Lauriston Reservoir Road are now free.[8]

References

  1. ^ Macedon Ranges website, at https://www.visitmacedonranges.com/tourism_listing/lauriston-reservoir/ .
  2. ^ Lauriston Reservoir likely to overflow, 8 Sep 2010, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  3. ^ "Too Hard for The Premier". The News. Vol. XXXI, no. 4, 798. Adelaide. 9 December 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...the Premier (Mr.)Dunstan will turn the first sod at the inaugural ceremony at Lauriston Reservoir. near Kyneton, this afternoon...
  4. ^ "MORE WATER FOR NORTHERN TOWNS: Lauriston Reservoir Approved". The Age. No. 25, 972. Victoria, Australia. 15 July 1938. p. 14. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "LAURISTON DAM OPENED BY PREMIER". The Argus. No. 29, 696. Melbourne. 27 October 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Photograph:CONSTRUCTION OF LAURISTON RESERVOIR 1-10-1940, Public Record Office Victoria
  7. ^ Rotork Australia in spillway upgrade at Lauriston Reservoir, 24/11/2006, Media release, Rotork
  8. ^ Lauriston Reservoir – Central – Outside Melbourne

External links

Waterways of the North–Central catchment, Victoria, Australia
Water supply in Victoria, Australia
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