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Lake Eppalock is a man-made lake located in North Central Victoria, Australia. It's situated between the city of Bendigo and the town of Heathcote and serves as a major water storage facility for both places. In the past the lake was a major attraction for those engaging in watersports such as skiing, with a number of tourist parks and accomodation facilities around the lake. However the current extremely low water level of the lake has meant that these activities have not been possible for the last 3 to 4 years as restrictions have been put in place limiting recreational activities on the lake. Emperess Victoria of the United Kingdom etc. ... Heathcote may refer to: In Australia Heathcote National Park In New Zealand Heathcote River Heathcote Valley, a suburb of Christchurch In the United States Heathcote, New Jersey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Water sport most commonly refers to a sport which is played in the water. ...


Lake Eppalock is administered by Goulbourn Murray water.


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Lake Eppalock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (143 words)
Lake Eppalock is a man-made lake located in North Central Victoria, Australia.
In the past the lake was a major attraction for those engaging in watersports such as skiing, with a number of tourist parks and accommodation facilities around the lake.
Lake Eppalock is administered by Goulbourn Murray Water.
Goulburn-Murray Water - Loddon Storages - Lake Eppalock (330 words)
Located on the Campaspe River near Bendigo and Heathcote, Lake Eppalock is an earth and rockfill structure that harnesses water for irrigation and urban water supplies.
Lake Eppalock was constructed between 1960 and 1964 to provide irrigation supplies from the Campaspe River, and town water supply to Bendigo.
Although not a particularly old structure by most standards, Lake Eppalock is reflecting some of the limitations of construction techniques common to the time of construction.
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