Tarago Reservoir

Tarago Reservoir
Location Victoria
Coordinates 38°1′S 145°56′E / 38.017°S 145.933°E / -38.017; 145.933Coordinates: 38°1′S 145°56′E / 38.017°S 145.933°E / -38.017; 145.933
Type reservoir
Catchment area 11,400 ha (28,000 acres)
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 360 ha (890 acres)
Water volume 37,580 megalitres (30,470 acre⋅ft)

Tarago Reservoir is a 37,580-megalitre (1,327×10^6 cu ft) water storage located on the Tarago River near Neerim South, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]

The reservoir was built in 1969 to supply water to towns near Neerim South, the Mornington Peninsula and Westernport regions. In 1994, Melbourne Water stopped using water from the reservoir as it had become unsuitable for drinking. Although it continued to be used for local water supplies, the reservoir was only reconnected to the metropolitan water supply system in 2009 following the construction of a water treatment plant.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Tarago Reservoir, Melbourne Water, archived from the original on 1 November 2011, retrieved 2011-10-29
  2. ↑ Tarago Reservoir reconnected, Melbourne Water, archived from the original on 5 April 2015, retrieved 2013-09-03


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