Sullivans Dam (often incorrectly but grammatically referred to as Sullivan's Dam) is a reservoir in a forested area to the north of the centre of
Dunedin,
New Zealand.
The dam is located to the east of
Mount Cargill, close to the
Dunedin Northern Motorway
Dunedin–Waitati Highway ( SH 1), formerly (and currently in official land-use planning contexts) called Dunedin Northern Motorway, is a two-to-four-lane limited-access road which provides the main route north from the city of Dunedin, New ...
in the upper
Leith Valley, some 500 metres southeast of the
Leith Saddle 350px, Leith Saddle near Dunedin, New Zealand
Leith Saddle is a saddle between the sources of the Water of Leith and the Waitati River, approximately halfway between Dunedin's northern suburb of Pine Hill and the outlying settlement of Waitati. Th ...
. It was proposed in 1909 by City Councillor Archibald J. Sullivan (1869–1932), after whom it is named, in order to expand Dunedin's water supply. Work began in May 1913 and the reservoir was officially opened on 15 July 1916.
The surrounding catchment area is today a popular site for walkers, with numerous
bush walks around the reservoir. The reservoir was also stocked with trout shortly after its completion, and stocks of the fish are periodically replenished.
[McAvinue, S.,]
Trout released for children to catch
, ''Otago Daily Times
The ''Otago Daily Times'' (ODT) is a newspaper published by Allied Press Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand. The ''ODT'' is one of the country's four main daily newspapers, serving the southern South Island with a circulation of around 26,000 and a c ...
'', 6 September 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019. As such, the reservoir provides popular sport for anglers.
References
Lakes of Otago
Leith Valley
Reservoirs in New Zealand
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