About Lake Buffalo
Lake Buffalo has begun its Land and On-Water Management Plan….
You are invited to have direct input into the consultation process by completing a questionnaire and to participate in our upcoming community meetings . The questionnaire takes only 5-10 minutes to complete, is confidential and will close Sunday 20 May 2012.
Click here to complete the questionnaire.
The community meetings will be held:
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Focus |
| Tue 15 May 2012 |
7:00-9:00pm |
Myrtleford Civic Centre
O'Donnell Avenue, Myrtleford
(next to the library)
|
Lake Buffalo |
| Thu 17 May 2012 |
7:00-9:00pm |
Wang Central Meeting Room
15 Ely Street, Wangaratta
|
Lake Buffalo and
Lake William Hovell
|
Location
Lake Buffalo is located on the Buffalo River, 24 km south of Myrtleford in north-eastern Victoria. It lies at the foot of the western slope of Mount Buffalo National Park, and is a popular fishing, water skiing and picnicking venue.
History
Lake Buffalo was originally planned as a two-stage project. Stage 1 involved the construction of a 31 metre high and 600 metre long earth and rockfill embankment, with a gated primary spillway and outlet works located within the dam wall. This structure was completed in 1965, and created a storage with a capacity of almost 24,000 ML.
Operations
The water stored in Lake Buffalo is used to supplement flows in the Ovens River for irrigation and urban water supply. The dam initially supplied a thriving tobacco industry in the valley, however this has now changed to numerous vineyards.
The capacity of the storage represents only 6% of the mean annual flow in the Buffalo River.