The Lauriston Dam is a concrete buttress dam with rock-filled embankment across the Coliban River, west of Kyneton, in Central Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1941, the resultant reservoir, Lauriston Reservoir, was created for the purpose of the supply of potable water.
The dam and reservoir are owned by Coliban Water.
Dam and reservoir overview Dam Constructed between 1938 and 1941, the concrete-faced rock-fill 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 spillway has a discharge capacity of . In 1949, the dam wall was raised and the secondary embankment was completed that is high and long, and includes both rock and earth-fill abutment sections.
Reservoir The reservoir is a popular picnic ground for fishing and is stocked with redfin perch, rainbow and brown trout, roach and cod. A picnic and BBQ area is located near the dam wall at the end of Lauriston Reservoir Road.
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