Tarago Reservoir

Tarago Reservoir
Location Victoria
Lake type reservoir
Catchment area 11400 ha
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 360 hectares
Water volume 37580 megalitres

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, http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/water_storages/water_supply/water_distribution/tarago_reservoir.asp, retrieved 2011-10-29 
  2. ^ Tarago Reservoir reconnected, Melbourne Water, http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/current_projects/water_supply/tarago_project/tarago_project.asp, retrieved 2011-10-29 
Dams serving Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne dams by capacity
Thomson (1,068,000 Ml) • Cardinia (287,000 Ml) • Upper Yarra (200,000 Ml) • Sugarloaf (96,000 Ml) • Silvan (40,000 Ml) • Tarago (37,500 Ml) • Yan Yean (30,000 Ml) • Greenvale (27,000 Ml) • Maroondah (22,000 Ml)• O'Shannassy (3,000 Ml)