Lake Mokoan

Water Storage Levels

Last Updated: 04/12/2008
5.93%
 6.23%
 4.57%
 4.11%
 3.92%
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Current Volume 14303
% of Capacity 3.92
Capacity (ML) 365000
Graph: Historical water levels...

Recreational Facilities

Large Grassed Area Car Parking Boat Ramp BBQ Toilets

Facts & Figures

Name Lake Mokoan
Stream Offstream
Year of Completion 1971
Construction Earthfill
Full Supply Level 166.90 m AHD
Capacity 362,450 ML
Area Submerged 7,890 ha
Main Embankment Length 7,500 m
Main Embankment Height 11 m
Hydro-electric Generation MW

About Lake Mokoan

  

Lake Mokoan is a large, shallow off-stream water storage. The storage has a maximum capacity is 365,000 ML and has a surface area of 7,890 ha with a maximum depth of 7 metres when full.

Location

Lake Mokoan is located in northern Victoria, 7.5 km north-east of Benalla in north-east Victoria.

History

Lake MokoanLake Mokoan was built in the late 1960s on the site of the former Winton and Green Swamps. It was completed in 1971.

Operations

As an off-stream storage, Lake Mokoan is primarily filled by diversions from the Broken River and Holland's Creek. The inlet channel to the storage has a capacity of 2,400 ML/d.

Local catchment runoff and direct rainfall onto the large surface area also contribute to the storage volume.

The water stored in Lake Mokoan is used for irrigation and domestic and supplies in the downstream Broken River and Broken Creek systems.

For further information on Lake Mokoan and its future, please visit www.lakemokoan.com.

Recreation and Tourism at Lake Mokoan

Facilities Available

Large Grassed Area Large Grassed Area
Car Parking Car Parking
Boat Ramp Boat Ramp
BBQ BBQ
Toilets Toilets

Further Information

Lake Mokoan was created in 1971, by enlarging the Winton Swamp near Benalla.  It is one of the State's larger storages with a 52 km shoreline.  Wild ducks, swans and other bird life abound in this ideal breeding area.

The lake offers landscaped picnic areas and a boat launching ramp.  It is very popular with water skiers and wind surfer, swimmers and fishermen.  Yacht races are organised by the Lake Mokoan Yacht Club every Saturday during summer.  Camping and caravanning facilities and wineries are all only a few kilometres away.

Visitors are reminded that there are dangers associated with low water levels and are asked to exercise caution.