{{Short description|Dam in Victoria, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox dam | name = Lauriston Dam | name_official = | image = Lauriston Reservoir - panoramio.jpg | image_size = 240 | image_caption = The reservoir in 2014 | image_alt = | location_map = Victoria | location_map_size = 240 | location_map_caption = Location of the dam in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] | location_map_alt = | mapframe = yes<!-- "yes" to show an interactive map --> | coordinates = {{coord|-37.253449|144.380018|type:landmark_region:AU-VIC|format=dms|display=it}} | country = Australia | location = [[Kyneton, Victoria|Kyneton]], [[Central Victoria|Central]] [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] | purpose = W | status = O | construction_began = 1938 | opening = 1941 | demolished = | cost = | builder = | designed_by = | owner = [[Coliban Water]] | operator = | dam_type = {{ubl|[[Buttress dam]]|[[Rock-filled dam]]}} | dam_crosses = [[Coliban River]] | dam_height_foundation = {{cvt|33|m}} | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_length = {{cvt|244|m}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_crest = | dam_width_base = | dam_volume = {{cvt|42|e3m3}} | spillway_count = 1 | spillway_type = [[Spillway#Types|Controlled]] | spillway_length = {{cvt|77|m}} | spillway_capacity = {{cvt|1295|m3/s}} | spillway_volumetric_flow_rate = | spillway_type2 = | spillway_length2 = | spillway_capacity2 = | spillway_volumetric_flow_rate2 = | spillway_type3 = | spillway_length3 = | spillway_capacity3 = | spillway_volumetric_flow_rate3 = | res_name = Lauriston Reservoir | res_capacity_total = {{cvt|20|GL|acre.ft}} | res_capacity_active = | res_capacity_inactive = | res_catchment = {{cvt|190|km2}} | res_surface = {{cvt|208|ha}} | res_max_length = {{cvt|5.8|km}} | res_max_width = {{cvt|0.6|km}} | res_max_depth = | res_elevation = | res_tidal_range = | lower_dam_type = | lower_dam_crosses = | lower_dam_height_foundation = | lower_dam_height_thalweg = | lower_dam_length = | lower_dam_elevation_crest = | lower_dam_width_crest = | lower_dam_width_base = | lower_dam_volume = | lower_spillway_count = | lower_spillway_type = | lower_spillway_length = | lower_spillway_capacity = | lower_spillway_volumetric_flow_rate = | lower_spillway_type2 = | lower_spillway_length2 = | lower_spillway_capacity2 = | lower_spillway_volumetric_flow_rate2 = | lower_spillway_type3 = | lower_spillway_length3 = | lower_spillway_capacity3 = | lower_spillway_volumetric_flow_rate3 = | lower_res_name = | lower_res_capacity_total = | lower_res_capacity_active = | lower_res_capacity_inactive = | lower_res_catchment = | lower_res_surface = | lower_res_max_length = | lower_res_max_width = | lower_res_max_depth = | lower_res_elevation = | lower_res_tidal_range = | plant_name = | plant_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|..|..|type:landmark|display=inline}}--> | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_hydraulic_head = | plant_turbines = | plant_pumpgenerators = | plant_pumps = | plant_capacity = | plant_capacity_factor = | plant_efficiency = | plant_storage_hours = | plant_annual_gen = | plant_annual_gen_year = | website = {{url|https://www.coliban.com.au/site/root/water_security/reservoirs.html|coliban.com.au}} | extra = <ref name=ANCOLD/><ref>{{cite web |work=Macedon Ranges |title=Lauriston Reservoir |url=https://www.visitmacedonranges.com/tourism_listing/lauriston-reservoir/ |date= |access-date= }}</ref> }} The '''Lauriston Dam''' is a concrete [[buttress dam]] with rock-filled [[embankment dam|embankment]] across the [[Coliban River]], located {{convert|9|km}} west of [[Kyneton, Victoria|Kyneton]], in [[Central Victoria|Central]] [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia. Completed in 1941, the resultant [[reservoir]], '''Lauriston Reservoir''', was created for the purpose of the [[water supply|supply]] of [[potable water]].
The dam and reservoir are owned by [[Coliban Water]].
== Dam and reservoir overview == === Dam === Constructed between 1938 and 1941,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131913267 |title=Too Hard for The Premier |newspaper=[[The News (Adelaide)|The News]] |volume=XXXI |issue=4,798 |location=Adelaide |date=9 December 1938 |access-date=5 March 2017 |page=4 |via=Trove. [[National Library of Australia]] |quote="...the Premier (Mr.)Dunstan will turn the first sod at the inaugural ceremony at Lauriston Reservoir. near Kyneton, this afternoon…"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205141307 |title=MORE WATER FOR NORTHERN TOWNS: Lauriston Reservoir Approved |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=25,972 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=15 July 1938 |access-date=5 March 2017 |page=14 |via=Trove. [[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8213004 |title=LAURISTON DAM OPENED BY PREMIER |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |issue=29,696 |location=Melbourne|date=27 October 1941 |accessdate=5 March 2017 |page=3 |via=Trove. [[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite image |url=http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS_12903_P1_Box_340/13 |title={{Title case|CONSTRUCTION OF LAURISTON RESERVOIR 1-10-1940}} |format=Photograph |work=Public Record Office Victoria |date=1940-10-01 |access-date= }}</ref> the concrete-faced [[rock-filled dam|rock-fill dam]] wall is {{convert|33|m}} high and {{convert|244|m}} long. When full, the resultant reservoir has a storage capacity of {{convert|20|GL|acre.ft|lk=on}} and covers {{convert|208|ha}}, drawn from a [[drainage basin|catchment area]] of {{convert|190|km2}}. The {{convert|77|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.rotork.com/en/media/view-article/newsID/136/ |title=Rotork Australia in spillway upgrade at Lauriston Reservoir |date=24 November 2006 |publisher=Rotork |access-date= }}</ref> [[Spillway#Types|controlled spillway]] has a discharge capacity of {{convert|1295|m3/s}}. In 1949, the dam wall was raised and the secondary embankment was completed that is {{convert|7|m}} high and {{convert|197|m}} long, and includes both rock and earth-fill abutment sections.<ref name=ANCOLD>{{cite web |title=Register of Large Dams Australia-2015 |date=January 2022 |access-date=2026-03-05 |url=https://ancold.org.au/information-resources/dams-information/ |work=[[ANCOLD]] |format=[[Microsoft Excel|Excel]]. Requires download. Row 285}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-08/lauriston-reservoir-likely-to-overflow/2253146 |title=Lauriston Reservoir likely to overflow |date=8 September 2010 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |access-date= }}</ref>
=== Reservoir === The reservoir is a popular picnic ground for fishing and is stocked with [[redfin perch]], [[rainbow trout|rainbow]] and [[brown trout]], [[Common Roach|roach]] and [[cod]]. A picnic and BBQ area is located near the dam wall at the end of Lauriston Reservoir Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/melbourneplaygrounds-info.php?id=31531 |title=Lauriston Reservoir |work=MelbournePLaygrounds.com.au |date= |access-date= }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{cite web |url=https://www.coliban.com.au/site/root/water_security/reservoirs.html |title=Water Resources: Lauriston |work=[[Coliban Water]] |date= |access-date= }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/water/water-in-your-region/water-storages |title=Lauriston Reservoir (Storage Capacity (ML): 19790 ML) |work=DEPI - Water storages|date= |access-date= }}
{{Rivers of the North-Central catchment of the Murray-Darling basin}} {{WaterVictoria |state=collapsed}}
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