Liverpool Offtake Reservoir

Liverpool Offtake Reservoir
Location Cecil Hills, Sydney, Australia
Coordinates 33°53′24″S 150°49′36″E / 33.889869°S 150.826790°E / -33.889869; 150.826790
Type Reservoir
Managing agency Sydney Catchment Authority
Built 1890
Water volume after 1933 37×10^6 imp gal (170 Ml)

Liverpool Offtake Reservoir is a small reservoir in Cecil Hills, New South Wales.[1] Built in an old council quarry it was originally used to supply water to Liverpool.[2]

In 1933 it was cleaned out and the wall upgraded to increase it's volume from 4 to 37 M gallons. It is used to drain water from the nearby Sydney Water Supply Upper Canal during maintenance.[3]

References

  1. "Liverpool Offtake Reservoir". Office of Environment & Heritage. NSW Government. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. "WATER SUPPLY FOR LIVERPOOL.". The Sydney Morning Herald (16,252). New South Wales, Australia. 26 April 1890. p. 12. Retrieved 4 December 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Liverpool (Mount Misery) Reservoir (WS 0061)". Sydney Water. Retrieved 3 December 2016.


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