The Blue Rock Dam is a minor
rock-fill embankment dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...
with
controlled chute spillway across the
Tanjil River, located approximately north of
Moe
Moe, MOE, MoE or m.o.e. may refer to:
In arts and entertainment Characters
* Moe Szyslak, from the animated television show ''The Simpsons''
* Moe, leader of The Three Stooges, played by Moe Howard
* Moe Higurashi, supporting character in ''Yash ...
, in the
Central Gippsland
The area known as Central Gippsland, also termed North Gippsland, is a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, roughly corresponding to Shire of Wellington. Often this region is considered part of a larger "East Gippsland".
Central Gippsl ...
region of
Victoria, Australia. The dam is operated by
Southern Rural Water
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Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Express, M ...
.
Features and location
The dam was built to provide cooling water for the
thermal power station
A thermal power station is a type of power station in which heat energy is converted to electrical energy. In a steam-generating cycle heat is used to boil water in a large pressure vessel to produce high-pressure steam, which drives a stea ...
s of the
Latrobe Valley and to augment domestic water supplies.
The Blue Rock Lake has two recreation areas on its shore and small power boats are allowed to be used.
Blue Rock Lake Tagged Bass Challenge
Blue Rock bass, Target One Million, Recreational fishing, Fisheries, Agriculture Victoria
In 1992 Pacific Energy installed a small hydroelectric generator
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that is linked to the national grid.
Jaidyn Leskie
Jaidyn Raymond Leskie (30 April 1996 – 15 June 1997) was the Australian child of Bilynda Murphy (now Williams) and Brett Leskie, kidnapped and murdered in 1997. Leskie is believed to have died of head injuries. Despite intense public interest, ...
Jaidyn Leskie was a one-year-old boy who disappeared from his babysitter's house in Moe
Moe, MOE, MoE or m.o.e. may refer to:
In arts and entertainment Characters
* Moe Szyslak, from the animated television show ''The Simpsons''
* Moe, leader of The Three Stooges, played by Moe Howard
* Moe Higurashi, supporting character in ''Yash ...
on 15 June 1997. A large scale search for the boy in the hope of finding him still alive was unsuccessful. Jaidyn's body was found on 1 January 1998 at Blue Rock Dam, north of Moe.DNA test
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in an effort to solve the crime.
Gallery
File:Blue Rock Dam - wall - road - Tanjil River, Central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia..jpg, Road goes over wall
File:Blue Rock Dam - Rock Plaque - Intake Tower - Tanjil River, Central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia..jpg, Plaque records design and construction details
File:Blue Rock Dam - Rock Plaques - Tanjil River, Central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia..jpg, Plaques detail unveiling ceremonies
References
External links
Dams in Victoria (state)
West Gippsland catchment
Rivers of Gippsland (region)
Dams completed in 1984
Embankment dams
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