Lauriston Reservoir is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
in
Victoria
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, Australia, with a maximum capacity of 19,800 megalitres. The dam that created it, located 9 km west of
Kyneton
Kyneton ( ) is a town in the Macedon Ranges region of central Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east.
The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street. Piper Street has ...
along Lauriston Reservoir Road, was constructed from 1938 to 1941 and has a spillway that measures 77 metres. 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 trout, rainbow and brown trout, Common Roach, roach and cod.
The picnic and BBQ area near the dam wall at the end of Lauriston Reservoir Road are now free.
Lauriston Reservoir
– Central – Outside Melbourne
References
External links
owned by Coliban Water
Lauriston Reservoir (Storage Capacity (ML): 19790 ML) DEPI - Water storages
Reservoirs in Victoria (state)
North-Central catchment
Rivers of Loddon Mallee (region)
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