The Candowie Reservoir is located South-East of Melbourne, in the locality of Almurta. The Candowie Reservoir is the only reservoir within Westernport Water's operations.[1]
| Candowie Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Candowie Reservoir from Grantville Glen Alvie Rd looking East | |
  Candowie Reservoir  Candowie Reservoir | |
| Coordinates | 38°27′S 145°34′E / 38.450°S 145.567°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Tennant Creek |
| Primary outflows | Tennant Creek |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Water volume | 4.4 mio m³ (4,463 ML) |
Candowie Reservoir was constructed in 1963 with an initial capacity of 1037ML. Upgrade works in 1978 increased the capacity to 1761ML, and again in 1982 to 2263ML. Large scale upgrade works carried out in 2013 further increased storage capacity to 4463ML.[2]
Tennent Creek is the main supply for the Candowie Reservoir, with additional pumped supply from Bass River, a pipe connection to Cardinia Reservoir, and boreholes in Corinella[3]
References edit
- ^ "VIC – Westernport Water – Candowie Reservoir Upgrade Project – The Story So Far |". 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Candowie Reservoir to double in size". Westernport Water. 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Sources". Westernport Water.