Cairn Curran Reservoir
37°3′S 143°59′E / 37.050°S 143.983°E / -37.050; 143.983
Cairn Curran reservoir is situated along the Loddon River near the townships of Baringhup, Newstead and Welshmans Reef in Victoria, Australia. Constructed between 1947 and 1956.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Primarily an irrigation reservoir it is home to an active yacht club[12] and is a popular freshwater fishing and water skiing destination.[13] Cairn Curran reservoir is one of a chain of reservoirs along the Loddon River which also includes the Newlyn, Hepburns, Tullaroop, and Laanecoorie Reservoirs.
A 2 MW hydroelectric power station generates electricity when irrigation and flood releases are being made.[14][15]
Gallery
- View of the dam's spillway
- Rock structure of the dam & spillway
- View of the front of the dam with intake tower visible
See also
References
- ^ 2006-11-23 Goulb Camp Lodd Env Flow Delivery Constraints Study-Appendices, Page 183, F6 Cairn Curran Reservoir
- ^ "Cairn Curran Reservoir". Goulburn Murray Water. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "LODDON VALLEY RESERVOIR TO BE PROVIDED". Riverine Herald. No. 21, 005. New South Wales, Australia. 3 May 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LODDON WATER STORAGE". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 30, 537. Victoria, Australia. 12 July 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS: Victorian Schemes in Hand". The Australian Worker. Vol. 55, no. 8. New South Wales, Australia. 20 February 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...Later this year, said Mr. Galvin, the Cairn Curran reservoir, of 120,000 acre feet on the Loddon River, would be begun...
- ^ "WORK STARTED AT DAM SITE: Construction Camp Begun". The Age. No. 28, 542. Victoria, Australia. 16 October 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RESERVOIR AT CAIRN CURRAN: Construction Ceremony". The Age. No. 28807. Victoria, Australia. 23 August 1947. p. 16. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...official ceremony,. to be performed by the Minister, for Water Supply(Mr. L. W. Galvin), at Baringhup on Thursday: 4 September...
- ^ "Work begins on £1¼m reservoir". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 516. Victoria, Australia. 4 September 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "£32½m water projects to be completed". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 20 March 1956. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...Mr. Bolte will open the Cairn Curran reservoir on 27 April,..
- ^ "Reservoir to open Friday". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 24 April 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Bitterness as a ghost house emerges from the mud, 24 February 2003, theage.com.au, ..Even the decision to use the property's name, Cairn Curran, for the reservoir was something of an insult...
- ^ Cairn Curran Sailing Club CCSC
- ^ A quick guide to Cairn Curran Archived 5 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine, By Marcel Krieger, First Published: July 2014, Fishing Monthly Magazines
- ^ Cairn Curran Power Station, ...The Cairn Curran Scheme is a 2 MW irrigation-based power station built in 1960 at the Cairn Curran Reservoir on the Loddon River, near Castlemaine, Victoria..., Hydroelectric Power, AGL
- ^ Cairn Curran Reservoir, Goulburn-Murray Water, retrieved 3 March 2011
External links
- "Cairn Curran Reservoir". Goulburn-Murray Water.
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