Maroondah Reservoir

Maroondah Reservoir
Maroondah Reservoir

Maroondah Reservoir at Healesville
Location near Healesville Victoria
Opening date 1927
Dam and spillways
Height 41m
Length 291m
Impounds Watts River
Reservoir
Creates Maroondah Reservoir
Capacity 22,000 megalitres
Catchment area 104 km²
Surface area 2 km²

The Maroondah Reservoir is a small reservoir used to supply water to Melbourne, Victoria.

Constructed in the 1920s by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, it is a concrete gravity dam. It is now operated by Melbourne Water.[1]

Like most of Melbourne's water storages, the entire catchment is eucalypt forest completely closed to human activity, as is the reservoir itself. Immediately below the wall, the Maroondah Reservoir Park features a large garden landscaped in an "English style", featuring many exotic plants very different to the surrounding native vegetation.

A walking track leads across the dam wall, over the spillway, and up to a lookout from which much of the reservoir can be viewed.

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History

The Maroondah scheme was the third water supply source for Melbourne, following the Yan Yean and Toorourrong schemes.

The Maroondah Aqueduct was build in 1886–1881 to supply water to the Preston Reservoir from a diversion weir on the Watts River. The level for the aqueduct was determined by the site of the proposed Maroondah Reservoir. Preparatory work for the dam was undertaken during the period 1915–1919. Construction commenced in October 1920 and was completed in 1927. During this period the capacity of the Maroondah Aqueduct was increased.[1]


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References

  1. ^ a b Ritchie, E. G. (October 1934), "Melbourne's Water Supply Undertaking", Journal of Institution of Engineers Australia 6: 379–382, archived from the original on 2011-04-05, http://www.webcitation.org/5xi1VS8i9 

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Coordinates: 37°38′05″S 145°33′47″E / 37.63472°S 145.56306°E / -37.63472; 145.56306


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