Lake Canobolas

Lake Canobolas
View of Lake Canobolas from its eastern shore, looking towards the dam wall, 2011.
Lake Canobolas is located in New South Wales
Lake Canobolas
Lake Canobolas
LocationOrange, New South Wales
Coordinates33°18′17″S 149°1′40″E / 33.30472°S 149.02778°E / -33.30472; 149.02778
TypeMan-made reservoir
Primary inflowsMolong Creek
Primary outflowsMolong Creek
Catchment area450 megalitres (16×10^6 cu ft)
Basin countriesAustralia
Managing agencyOrange City Council
Built1916 (1916)
First flooded1918 (1918)
References[1]

Lake Canobolas is a man-made reservoir located near Orange, in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. Completed in the early 1900s, between 1918 and 1957 the lake supplied water to Orange and since the 1970s has been used for recreation purposes.

  1. ^ GeoLINK (3 May 2005). "Lake Canobolas, Earth Sanctuary, and Scout Camp Master Plan" (PDF). Orange City Council. Retrieved 13 April 2013.