Gosling Creek Reservoir
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| Gosling Creek Reservoir | |
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| Location | New South Wales |
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| Lake type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | Australia |
Gosling Creek Reservoir, located just to the south of Orange, New South Wales at ) was the first significant water supply reservoir for Orange, opening in 1890. Subsequently further water supply dams were built at Lake Canobolas (then known as Meadow Creek Dam) in 1918 and then Spring Creek Reservoir in 1931. The latest and current main dam built for water supply purposes to Orange is Suma Park Dam which was opened in 1962.
Gosling Creek Reservoir is no longer used for the Orange water supply, and in recent years Orange City Council has been developing the area as a recreation reserve. Facilities being developed include a pedestrian and cycle way system, playground, bird hide, passive recreation areas. The reservoir was previously surrounded by pine plantations which have been logged and progressively replaced by native vegetation plantings.
In May, 2007 the nearby Cadia mine approached Orange City Council with a request to obtain water from Gosling Creek Reservoir for mining purposes due to their dwindling water supplies as a result of the ongoing drought.
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