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Sugarloaf Reservoir, Christmas Hills
A Melbourne Water storage. Majority of its stored water is pumped
from the Yarra River downstream of Yarra Glen. The water is
comprehensively treated at the Winneke Treatment Plant before being
distributed to Melbourne. Shoreline fishing is permitted in a
defined area (Saddle Dam Park) which has recently been extended.
Melbourne Water reserves the right to stop fishing if necessary for
operational purposes. Artificial lures only; use of berley
prohibited; wading and swimming prohibited; no cleaning of fish in
the reservoir; all fish offal to be disposed of in the bin provided
at the fish cleaning facility. Victorian fishing regulations apply.
Stocked regularly with brown trout and rainbow trout by Department
of Primary Industries.
Contains brown trout to 3.7 kg, average 1.4 kg, rainbow trout,carp
to 2.25 kg, average 2 kg, redfin to 920g, average 690g. Mercury
levels in some redfin are above the statutory limit and they should
not be eaten. Times for public use of Sugarloaf Reservoir, including
fishing are: During daylight saving: Weekdays, weekends and public
holidays 10 am - 8 pm; Outside daylight saving: weekdays 10 am - 4
pm; weekends and public holidays 10 am - 5 pm. The Saddle Dam Park
and fishing area is reached by entering the reservoir reserve from
the Eltham-Yarra Glen Road and following the main road around the
storage, across the main wall and past the treatment plant.
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 Yarra
Basin Map View
- Albert Park Lake
- Big Pats Creek, Warburton
- Brittania Creek, Warburton
- Coburg Lake
- Cockatoo Creek, Woori Yallock
- Diamond Creek, Eltham
- Don River, Launching Place
- Edwardes Park Lake, Reservoir
- Grace Burn Creek, Healesville
- Healesville Showgrounds Lake, Healesville
- Lilydale Lake
- Little Yarra River, Launching Place
- Macclesfield Creek, Woori Yallock
- Maroondah Reservoir, Healesville
- New Chum Creek, Healesville
- Newport Power Station
Channel
- Olinda Creek, Lilydale
- O'Shannassy Reservoir,
Warburton
- Plenty River, Whittlesea
- Ringwood Lake
- Silvan Reservoir, Olinda
- Starvation Creek, Warburton
- Sugarloaf Reservoir,
Christmas Hills
- Toorourong Reservoir,
Whittlesea
- Upper Yarra Reservoir,
Warburton
- Watts River,
Healesville
- Woori Yallock Creek
- Yarra River
- Yarra River Tributaries
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