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Monday, 21 July 2014

Water reserves

Green Lake near Horsham will again become an operational reservoir, in an attempt to improve the water quality of its neighbouring downstream waterway Taylors Lake. 
Green Lake is one of the Boga (with Dock and Pine Lakes) group of lakes, southeast of Horsham. It was named by Major Mitchell in 1836. The first embankment on the northern outlet was constructed in 1889, it collapsed in 1911 and was reconstructed in 1915. It was made into a storage of the Wimmera-Mallee Reservoir System in 1933.
Green Lake at sunset
 Recreational water allocations will be increased for Lake Marma, at Murtoa, and Walkers Lake (Avon Plains) near Marnoo, and Rocklands Reservoir will also be benefiting from the recommendations of the state government's regional water-sharing review.
Walkers Lake, from the Avon Plains school
Water previously diverted to Lake Batyo Catyo will resume its natural course along the Richardson River to Walkers Lake which will replace Batyo Catyo as Donald & St Arnaud's recreational lake.

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