The Blue Rock Dam is an embankment dam across the Tanjil River, located approximately north of Moe, in the Central Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1984, the dam created the Blue Rock Lake, to provide cooling water for the thermal power stations in the Latrobe Valley, and to augment domestic water supplies. The dam is operated by Southern Rural Water.
Dam and reservoir overview The rock-filled dam wall is high and long. When full, the resultant reservoir has a storage capacity of and covers , drawn from a catchment area of . The controlled chute spillway has a discharge capacity of .
The Blue Rock Lake has two recreation areas on its shore and small power boats are allowed to be used.Blue Rock Dam - New Boating Regulations, 2015, In Depth Angler - Lure and Fly Fishing AustraliaBlue Rock Lake Tagged Bass Challenge, Blue Rock bass, Target One Million, Recreational fishing, Fisheries, Agriculture Victoria
In 1992, Pacific Energy installed a small conventional hydroelectric generator that is linked to the national grid.
Body found
Jaidyn Leskie was a one-year-old child who disappeared from his babysitter's house in Moe on 15 June 1997. A large scale search was initiated in the hope of finding him alive; however, it was unsuccessful. Found deceased on 1 January 1998 at the Blue Rock Dam, his body was preserved by the cold waters of the lake through winter. His clothing was DNA tested in an effort to solve the crime. A subsequent trial for his murder was proven not guilty, and a 2006 inquest was inconclusive as to the perpetrator of the murder.
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See also
List of power stations in Victoria List of reservoirs and dams in Victoria
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