Tarago Reservoir

Tarago Reservoir
Tarago Reservoir
Location	Victoria
Coordinates	38°1′S 145°56′E
Type	reservoir
Catchment area	11,400 ha (28,000 acres)
Basin countries	Australia
Surface area	360 hectares (890 acres)
Water volume	37,580 megalitres (30,470 acre⋅ft)

Tarago Reservoir is a 37,580 ML (1.327 billion cu ft) reservoir 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, archived from the original on 1 November 2011, retrieved 29 October 2011
2. Tarago Reservoir reconnected, Melbourne Water, archived from the original on 5 April 2015, retrieved 3 September 2013