Lauriston Reservoir

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 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 and brown trout, roach and cod.

In November 2010 the picnic and BBQ area near the dam wall at the end of Lauriston Reservoir Road cost $2 to enter.

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Water supply in Victoria, Australia

Greater Metropolitan Melbourne dams / reservoirs by capacity	Thomson 1,123,000 megalitres (2.47×10¹¹ imp gal; 2.97×10¹¹ US gal) Cardinia 287,000 megalitres (6.3×10¹⁰ imp gal; 7.6×10¹⁰ US gal) Upper Yarra 200,000 megalitres (4.4×10¹⁰ imp gal; 5.3×10¹⁰ US gal) Sugarloaf 96,000 megalitres (2.1×10¹⁰ imp gal; 2.5×10¹⁰ US gal) Silvan 40,000 megalitres (8.8×10⁹ imp gal; 1.1×10¹⁰ US gal) Tarago 37,500 megalitres (8.2×10⁹ imp gal; 9.9×10⁹ US gal) Yan Yean 30,000 megalitres (6.6×10⁹ imp gal; 7.9×10⁹ US gal) Greenvale 27,000 megalitres (5.9×10⁹ imp gal; 7.1×10⁹ US gal) Maroondah 22,000 megalitres (4.8×10⁹ imp gal; 5.8×10⁹ US gal) O'Shannassy 3,000 megalitres (660,000,000 imp gal; 790,000,000 US gal) Anakie Melton Toorourrong

Regional dams / reservoirs	Allen Blue Rock Bostock Dartmouth Eildon Eppalock Glenmaggie Korweinguboora Laanecoorie Lauriston Malsmbury Marengo Moondara Painkalac Rocklands Stony Creek Upper Coliban Waranga Basin West Barwon West Gellibrand and Olangolah Reservoirs and No. 4 & No.5 Basins Wurdee Boluc Boga Cairn Curran Catani Guthridge Mokoan Mulwala Nagambie Narracan William Hovell

Other water sources / facilities	Altona Treatment Plant Eastern Treatment Plant Western Treatment Plant Victorian Desalination Plant

Water companies and government agencies	Barwon Water Central Highlands Water City West Water Coliban Water Goulburn–Murray Water Melbourne Water South East Water (Australia) Southern Regional Water Yarra Valley Water Catchment Management Authority (Victoria) Corangamite CMA East Gippsland CMA Glenelg Hopkins CMA Mallee CMA Port Phillip and Westernport CMA West Gippsland CMA

Historical	William Davidson William Thwaites Bittern Devilbend Terang

Coordinates: 37°15′14″S 144°23′28″E / 37.254°S 144.391°E / -37.254; 144.391

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