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Melbourne is the
capital city of southeastern
Australian
state of
Victoria and also
the nation's second most populous city, and has been consistently voted one of the
most liveable cities in the world. Located on the northern/eastern
coastal plains of
Port Phillip Bay, the city is one of the drier capital cities in Australia (with an annual rainfall only half of
Sydney's), but due to its relatively flat terrain and the
runoffs fed from surrounding
highlands, still has many
lakes,
ponds and
wetlands, mainly managed by
Melbourne Water and
Parks Victoria. The larger waterbodies are used for
water sports, mostly
boating (especially
sailing,
rowing,
canoeing and
kayaking) but some are used for
recreational activities like
swimming,
water skiing or
model boating.
Melbourne also has a number of major
artificial lakes as
storage reservoirs that supply the city's
drinking water, as well as many smaller
service reservoirs or
retention ponds used either for
stormwater
management or as auxiliary
water storage for drinking supply or agricultural usage during
dry seasons. Some of the smaller lakes and ponds are used as
wildlife sanctuaries and as
parklands for community
pastimes such as
angling and
birdwatching.
The
Yarra River, the main urban river of Melbourne, hosts many small wetlands and
billabongs particularly through its middle reaches in the
Yarra Valley, many of which are not named and are not included here. This article does not include lakes and reservoirs outside of the
Greater Melbourne
metropolitan area, for information on other lakes in
Victoria see the
List of reservoirs and dams in Australia.
Major lakes
Small lakes, ponds & wetlands
Major storage reservoirs
-
Cardinia Reservoir,
Emerald — 287,000 megalitres (6.3×1010 imp gal; 7.6×1010 US gal)
-
Devilbend Reservoir, Tuerong — 14,600 megalitres (3.2×109 imp gal; 3.9×109 US gal)
-
Greenvale Reservoir,
Greenvale — 27,000 megalitres (5.9×109 imp gal; 7.1×109 US gal)
-
Maroondah Reservoir,
Healesville — 22,000 megalitres (4.8×109 imp gal; 5.8×109 US gal)
-
O'Shannassy Reservoir,
McMahons Creek — 3,000 megalitres (660,000,000 imp gal; 790,000,000 US gal)
-
Silvan Reservoir,
Silvan — 40,000 megalitres (8.8×109 imp gal; 1.1×1010 US gal)
-
Sugarloaf Reservoir,
Christmas Hills — 96,000 megalitres (2.1×1010 imp gal; 2.5×1010 US gal)
-
Tarago Reservoir,
Neerim South — 37,580 megalitres (8.27×109 imp gal; 9.93×109 US gal)
-
Thomson River Dam,
Thomson — 1,068,000 megalitres (2.35×1011 imp gal; 2.82×1011 US gal)
-
Upper Yarra Reservoir,
Reefton — 200,000 megalitres (4.4×1010 imp gal; 5.3×1010 US gal)
-
Yan Yean Reservoir,
Yan Yean — 30,000 megalitres (6.6×109 imp gal; 7.9×109 US gal)
Small service reservoirs
- Beaconsfield Reservoir,
Officer
-
Bittern Reservoir,
Tuerong
- Cheltenham Reservoir,
Cheltenham
- Cranbourne Service Reservoir,
Cranbourne
- Dandenong Reservoir,
Belgrave
- Darebin Reservoirs,
Reservoir
- Number 1
- Number 2
- Number 3
- Frankston Reservoir,
Frankston South
- Mitcham Reservoir,
Mitcham
- Moorabbin Reservoir,
Bentleigh East
- Mornington Reservoir,
Mount Eliza
- Mt. View Reservoir,
Glen Waverley
- St. Albans Reservoir,
St. Albans
- Surrey Hills Reservoir,
Surrey Hills
- Tyabb Reservoir,
Tyabb
Gallery
Further reading
Viggers, James I.; Weaver, Haylee J.;
Lindenmayer, David B. (2013). Melbourne's Water Catchments. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.
ISBN
9781486300068.
See also