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Tarago Reservoir
The Tarago Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam across the Tarago River, located near Neerim South, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Melbourne, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1969, the eponymous reservoir, Tarago Reservoir, was completed to supply potable water. Disconnected from the supply network in 1994 due to water quality issues, the reservoir was subsequently upgraded and reconnected in 2009, following the establishment of a water treatment facility.
The dam and reservoir are operated by Melbourne Water.
The rock-filled dam wall is 34 metres (112 ft) high and 300 metres (980 ft) long. When full, the resultant reservoir has a storage capacity of 37,570 megalitres (30,460 acre⋅ft) and covers 873 hectares (2,160 acres), drawn from a catchment area of 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi). The uncontrolled spillway has a discharge capacity of 545 cubic metres per second (19,200 cu ft/s) and the dam wall was raised in 1974.
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 reconnected to the metropolitan water supply system in June 2009 following the construction of a water treatment plant.
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Tarago Reservoir
The Tarago Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam across the Tarago River, located near Neerim South, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Melbourne, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1969, the eponymous reservoir, Tarago Reservoir, was completed to supply potable water. Disconnected from the supply network in 1994 due to water quality issues, the reservoir was subsequently upgraded and reconnected in 2009, following the establishment of a water treatment facility.
The dam and reservoir are operated by Melbourne Water.
The rock-filled dam wall is 34 metres (112 ft) high and 300 metres (980 ft) long. When full, the resultant reservoir has a storage capacity of 37,570 megalitres (30,460 acre⋅ft) and covers 873 hectares (2,160 acres), drawn from a catchment area of 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi). The uncontrolled spillway has a discharge capacity of 545 cubic metres per second (19,200 cu ft/s) and the dam wall was raised in 1974.
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 reconnected to the metropolitan water supply system in June 2009 following the construction of a water treatment plant.