Lake Eppalock

Water Storage Levels

Last Updated: 04/12/2008
6.83%
7.00%
6.69%
6.70%
6.62%
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Current Volume 20161
% of Capacity 6.62
Capacity (ML) 304650

Recreational Facilities

Large Grassed Area Car Parking Boat Ramp Playground Equipment BBQ Toilets

Facts & Figures

Name Lake Eppalock
Stream Campaspe River
Year of Completion 1964
Construction Earth and Rockfill
Full Supply Level 193.91 m AHD
Capacity 304,651 ML
Area Submerged 3,011 ha
Main Embankment Length 700 m
Main Embankment Height 45 m
Hydro-electric Generation MW

About Lake Eppalock

Lake Eppalock Outlet TowerLocation

Lake Eppalock is located on the Campaspe River, near Bendigo in central Victoria.

History

Lake Eppalock was constructed between 1960 and 1964 to provide irrigation from the Campaspe River, and to supply water to Bendigo.

Operations

Lake Eppalock impounds water for irrigation along the Campaspe River downstream and the customers of the Campaspe Irrigation District located south of Rochester.

In years of plentiful water resources, water from Lake Eppalock is used to supplement the Waranga Western Channel that supplies customers in the Rochester and Pyramid-Boort irrigation areas.

 

Recreation and Tourism at Lake Eppalock

Facilities Available

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

Further Information

Common activities on and around the Lake include caravan parks, camping grounds, picnic areas and public boat ramps.

Geologically and topographically, it is an excellent dam site. The curved embankment, 700 metres long, stands 47 metres high and contains more than 800,000 cubic metres of earth and rock. Three spillways cater for the overflow: a concreted main spillway which runs down to the Campaspe River, and two higher grassed spillways for exceptionally large floods.

All vessels are currently restricted to a maximum speed of 5 knots.  Normal boating operations apply when water levels are at 180 mAHD and above.

The safety restrictions and trigger levels were determined following extensive consultation with Marine Safety Victoria, emergency agencies, Victoria Water Police and the local community.

Boat users are asked to be aware of the dangers associated with low water levels and abide to all safety restrictions. 

 

Click to enlarge the boating maps of Lake Eppalock at 179.99m AHD and below as well as 180.0m AHD and above.

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Caravan Parks

 

Lake Eppalock Holiday Park

Contact - Managers (03) 5439 2538

Email - lakeeppalockhp@impluse.net.au

Located Kimbolton Forest Park Road, near Kimbolton Forest, Axedale

 

Lakeshore Caravan Park

Contact - Managers (03) 5439 2510

Email - Lakeshore1@bigpond.com

Located - Knowsley Eppalock Road, near Knowsley

 

Metcalfe Pool Caravan Park

Contact Eddie and Janeece Stefan (03) 5425 3137

Email - janeece@bigpond.com.au

Located -   Redesdale North Road, near Redesdale

 

Moorabbee Lodge Caravan Park

Contact - Managers (03) 5439 1231

Email - moorabbeelodge@bigpond.com

Located - Moorabbee Foreshore Road, near Knowsley