Lauriston Reservoir Explained
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]
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Notes and References
- Macedon Ranges website, at https://www.visitmacedonranges.com/tourism_listing/lauriston-reservoir/ .
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-08/lauriston-reservoir-likely-to-overflow/2253146 Lauriston Reservoir likely to overflow
- News: Too Hard for The Premier . . XXXI . 4,798 . Adelaide . 9 December 1938 . 5 March 2017 . 4 . National Library of Australia., ...the Premier (Mr.)Dunstan will turn the first sod at the inaugural ceremony at Lauriston Reservoir. near Kyneton, this afternoon...
- News: MORE WATER FOR NORTHERN TOWNS: Lauriston Reservoir Approved . . 25,972 . Victoria, Australia . 15 July 1938 . 5 March 2017 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
- News: LAURISTON DAM OPENED BY PREMIER . . 29,696 . Melbourne. 27 October 1941 . 5 March 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
- http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS_12903_P1_Box_340/13 Photograph:CONSTRUCTION OF LAURISTON RESERVOIR 1-10-1940
- http://www.rotork.com/en/media/view-article/newsID/136/ Rotork Australia in spillway upgrade at Lauriston Reservoir
- http://www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/melbourneplaygrounds-info.php?id=31531 Lauriston Reservoir
