Lake William Hovell

Water Storage Levels

Last Updated: 04/12/2008


100.67%	101.17%	100.10%	101.17%	99.86%

Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Current Volume	13481
% of Capacity	99.86
Capacity (ML)	13500

Graph: Historical water levels...

Recreational Facilities

Further recreation & tourism info

Facts & Figures

Name	Lake William Hovell
Stream	King River
Year of Completion	1973
Construction	Earth and Rockfill
Full Supply Level	408.14 m AHD
Capacity	13,710 ML
Area Submerged	113 ha
Main Embankment Length	357 m
Main Embankment Height	35 m
Hydro-electric Generation	1.6 MW

About Lake William Hovell

Location

Lake William Hovell is located on the King River 18km south of Cheshunt in north-eastern Victoria.

History

Lake William Hovell takes its name from Australian explorer William Hovell, who trekked through the region in 1824.

Construction of the reservoir was completed in 1973.

Operations

Lake William Hovell supplies water for irrigated crops, vineyards and grazing properties along the King River from Cheshunt to Wangaratta.

The ‘flip bucket' spillway is a special feature of the storage. When the storage has filled and during floods, overflow water is directed into the King River as a spectacular spray. The "flip bucket" spillway chute terminates part of the way down the slope of the storage embankment and the water leaps from it into the river. The bottom lip of the chute is curved upwards so that large flows can be thrown well clear of the chute to reduce the risk of erosion damage erosion.