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Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas (Tabulated Information)

Gazetted under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994
(formerly Proclaimed Water Supply Catchments, under the Soil Conservation and Land Utilization Act 1958)

Catchment Management Regions

North Central Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area(ha)	Date	Gazetted
Avoca	46	Avoca	D*	1,407	24/9/75	Y
Avoca	72	Bealiba	D	497	6/5/91	Y
Avoca	105	Teddington Reservoir (Stuart Mill)	D	2,730	11/1988	Y
Campaspe	12	Eppalock (Woodend)	D
Campaspe	15	Eppalock	D	180,287	20/7/60	Y
Campaspe	15A	Eppalock (Newham Parish - Woodend East)	D*	430	14/11/62	Y
Campaspe	15B	Eppalock (Lake Environs)	D*	24,605	16/4/85	N
Campaspe	15C	Eppalock (Kyneton)	D*	1,041	2/3/66	Y
Loddon	16	Cairn Curran	D	148,836	30/5/62	Y
Loddon	16A	Cairn Curran (Lake Environs)	D*	11,546	16/2/72	Y
Loddon	57	Creswick	D	3,593	13/6/79	Y
Loddon	65	Tullaroop Reservoir	D	70,254	4/6/80	Y
Loddon	74	Mccallum Creek	D	8,651	30/6/82	Y
Loddon	87	Loddon River (Laanecoorie)	D	173,348	2/10/85	Y
	103	Crusoe Group Reservoirs (Bendigo)	D	1,630	15/3/89	Y
	104	Spring Gully Reservoir (Bendigo)	D	289	15/3/89	Y
	121	Redbank Creek	D	336	26/9/90	?
	122	Forest Creek (Amphitheatre)	D	320	26/9/90	?
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area(ha)	Date	Gazetted
Broken	33	Lake Nillahcootie	D	42,209.0	27/9/67	Y
Broken	36	Ryans Creek (Benalla)	D*	7,964.0	30/10/74	Y
Goulburn	4	Upper Goulburn	D	279,088.0	19/1/57	Y
Goulburn	4a	Lake Eildon Environs	D	8,700	06/1976	Y
Goulburn	4B	Upper Goulburn (Upper Delatite)	D*	23,902.0	1/3/85	N
Goulburn	20	Kilmore	D*		25/5/63	Y
Goulburn	47	Honeysuckle Creek (Violet Town)	D	2,460.0	2/6/76	Y
Goulburn	80	Seven Creeks (Euroa)	D	18,991.6	4/7/84	Y
Goulburn	85	Sunday Creek (Broadford/Kilmore)	D	2,000.0	20/6/84	Y
Goulburn	89	Mollison Creek (Pyalong)	D	15,997.0	26/3/86	Y
Goulburn	115	Nine Mile Creek (Longwood)	D	400	10/1989	Y
Goulburn	116	Barambogie Creek (Chiltern)	D	1,050	10/1989	Y
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

North East Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area(ha)	Date	Gazetted
Kiewa	25	Upper Kiewa	D	40,752.0	3/3/65	Y
Kiewa	55	Nine Mile Creek (Beechworth/Yackandandah WWT) Nine Mile Creek, Clear Creek & Hurdle Creek (Lake Kerferd)	D	6,096.6	13/6/79	Y
Ovens	56	Bakers Gully (Bright WWT)	D	727.0	13/6/79	Y
Ovens	58	King River (Lake William Hovell)	D	33,054.0	13/6/79	Y
Ovens	59	Buckland River	D	32,413.0	20/6/79	Y
Ovens	81	Fifteen Mile Creek (Glenrowan)	D	32,258.0	4/7/84	Y
Ovens	82	Diddah Diddah Creek (Springhurst)	D	1,153.0	20/6/84	Y
Ovens	83	Ovens River (Bright)	D	34,700.0	20/6/84	Y
Ovens	86	Buffalo River (Lake Buffalo)	D	115,712.0	20/6/84	Y
Upper Murray	1A	Lake Hume Northern Section	D*	688,388.5	29/8/84	Y
Upper Murray	1	Lake Hume	D	321,414	8/8/84	Y
	25A	Upper Kiewa (East Kiewa U2)	D*	1,704.1	15/2/84	Y
	98	Ovens River (Wangaratta)	D	297,656.0	20/4/88	Y
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

East Gippsland Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area(ha)	Date	Gazetted
	42	Betka River	D	11,604.0	26/9/73	Y
	48	Cann River	D	62,580.0	4/8/76	Y
	91	Brodribb River (Orbost)	D	93,866.0	30/7/86	Y
Mitchell	70	Mitchell River	D	391,450.0	25/2/81	Y
Snowy	27	Rocky River	D*	2,280.0	2/8/67	Y
Snowy	79	Buchan River (Buchan)	D	81,808.0	8/2/84	Y
Snowy	90	Bemm River	D	93,542.0	30/7/86	Y
Tambo	45	Nicholson River	D*	47,770.0	24/1/90	Y
Tambo	77	Tambo River	D	271,013.0	1/2/84	Y
Tambo	78	Boggy Creek (Nowa Nowa)	D	26,752.0	8/2/84	Y
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

West Gippsland Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area(ha)	Date	Gazetted
Latrobe	19	Tyers River	D*	31,969	7/5/75	Y
Latrobe	26	Mirboo North	D*	895	4/12/74	Y
Latrobe	30	Billys Creek	D*	2,344	14/12/66	Y
Latrobe	62	Tanjil River	D*	50,687	16/4/85(A)	N
Latrobe	66	Narracan Creek	D	8,347	7/1/81	Y
Latrobe	68	Sunny Creek	D	388	10/12/80	Y
Latrobe	71	Rollo Creek	D	447	6/5/81	Y
Latrobe	75	Walkley Creek	D	767	30/6/82	Y
Latrobe	38	Tarra River	D*	2,830	9/6/71	Y
South Gippsland	53	Lance Creek	D	1,862	13/6/79	Y
South Gippsland	54	Tennent Creek (Candowie Reservoir)	D	1,793	13/6/79	Y
South Gippsland	93	Bellview & Ness Creek (Korumburra)	D	605	18/11/1987	Y
South Gippsland	92	Little Bass River (Poowong-Loch-Nyora)	D	730	18/11/1987	Y
South Gippsland	94	Ruby Creek (Leongatha)	D	805	10/11/1987	Y
South Gippsland	95	Battery Creek (Fish Creek)	D	220	18/11/1987	Y
South Gippsland	96	Deep Creek (Foster)	D	1,915	18/11/87	Y
South Gippsland	97	Agnes River	D	6,640	18/11/1987	Y
South Gippsland	117	Candowie Reservoir North Arm	D	226	02/1990	Y
South Gippsland	118	Tarwin River (Meeniyan)	D	107,700	02/1990	Y
South Gippsland	119	Merrimans Creek (Seaspray)	D	54,400	02/1990	?
South Gippsland	120	Deep Creek & Loch River (Noojee)	D	12,304	1/8/90	Y
Thomson	5	Glenmaggie	D	190,277	4/12/57	Y
Thomson	43	Thomson River (Stages 1, 1a & 2)	D*	14,674	12/6/91	Y
Thomson	76	Thomson River (Stage 3)	D	15,800	12/1982	Y
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

Port Phillip Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area(ha)	Date	Gazetted
Bunyip	21	Bunyip River	D*	3,976.0	7/8/68	Y
Bunyip	31	Drouin	D	1,426.0	9/3/66	Y
Bunyip	32	Tarago River	D*	11,042.0	16/5/73	Y
Maribyrnong	8	Riddells Creek (Main Creek)	D*	522.0	27/7/60	Y
Maribyrnong	9	Gisborne-Sunbury (Barringo)	D*	569.0	18/1/61	Y
Maribyrnong	10	Lancefield (Deep Creek)	D*	1850.0	18/1/61	Y
Maribyrnong	11	Romsey (Upper Bollinda Creek)	D*	942.0	18/1/61	Y
Maribyrnong	12	Eppalock (Woodend)	D*	1,390.0	18/10/61	Y
Maribyrnong	13	Mount Macedon (Stony Creek)	D*	350.0	8/4/64	Y
Maribyrnong	14	Macedon (Bawden, Stony Creek & Kitty English Reservoir)	D*	493.0	8/4/64	Y
Maribyrnong	17	Sunbury (Bolinda, Cherlies & Main Creek Creek)	D*	1,812.0	10/6/64	Y
Maribyrnong	37	Rosslyne Reservoir (Jackson Creek)	D*	9,007.0	18/5/77	Y
Maribyrnong	39	Rosslyne Reservoir (Riddells Creek)	D	2,084.0	22/9/71	Y
Maribyrnong	60	Monument Creek	D	1,104.0	20/6/79	Y
Werribee	3	Parwan	D	14,894.0	1/2/56	Y
Werribee	18	Djerriwarrh	D*	2,793.0	8/7/64	Y
Werribee	28	Lake Merrimu	D*	8,650.0	2/11/66	Y
Werribee	34	Lake Merrimu (Goodmans Creek)	D*	3,808.0	2/7/69	Y
Werribee	44	Lake Merrimu (Lerderderg River)	D	22,217.0	23/4/75	Y
Werribee	114	Pykes Ck Reservoir And Werribee R	D	24,162.0	25/10/89	Y
Yarra	24	Healsville	D*	242.0	2/3/66	Y
Yarra	29	McCraes Creek	D*	545.0	21/9/66	Y
Yarra	40	Micks Creek	D*	483.0	25/7/73	Y
Yarra	49	Running Creek (Hurstbridge WWT)	D	2,067.0	11/5/77	Y
Yarra	64	Britannia Creek	D	1,820.0	4/6/80	Y
Yarra	84	Tomahawk Creek (Gembrook)	D	317.0	20/6/84	Y
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

Corangamite Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area(ha)	Date	Gazetted
Barwon	2	Upper Barwon	D*	15,547.0	30/1/63	Y
Barwon	63	Ballarat	D	9,413.0	19/12/79	Y
Barwon	67	Pennyroyal, Matthews and Gosling Cks	D	7,191.7	20/8/80	Y
Moorabool	41	Lal Lal Reservoir	D	21,042.0	13/6/73	Y
Moorabool	41	Lal Lal Reservoir (Environs)	D*	2,218.1	14/11/73	Y
Moorabool	50	Moorabool River (Sheoaks)	D	47,860.0	24/5/78	Y
Moorabool	51	Stony Creek (Geelong WWT)	D*	2,832.0	21/6/78	Y
Otway Coast	23	Lorne	D	2,754.0	22/7/64	Y
Otway Coast	35	Gellibrand River	D*	49,853.0	24/8/83	Y
Otway Coast	52	Painkalac Creek (Aireys Inlet)	D*	3,466.0	13/5/81	Y
Otway Coast	61	Gellibrand River (South Otway)	D*	16,708.0	24/8/83	Y
Otway Coast	TBA	Barham River	D	6,403.0	4/6/09	Y
?	106	Barwon Downs Wellfield Intake (Geelong)	D	7,783.0	15/3/89	Y
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area (ha)	Date	Gazetted
Glenelg	6	Rocklands	D	116,646.0	17/9/58	Y
Glenelg	88	Merino	D	5,137.0	18/12/85	N
Glenelg	6A	Rocklands Reservoir Environs (Part)	D*	19,012.7	16/9/59	Y
Glenelg	102	Picnic Road (Ararat)	D	98	12/10/1988	?
Glenelg	107	Yuppeckiar Creek Reservoir (Glenthompson)	D	120	01/1989	Y
Glenelg	108	Konong Wootong Reservoir (Coleraine)	D	1,100	01/1989	Y
Glenelg	109	Mortlake Spring (Mortlake)	D	1,370	01/1989 & 05/1991	Y
Glenelg	110	Wannon River Tributaries	D	1,570	05/1989	Y
Glenelg	111	Mason Creek (Willaura)	D	349	05/1989	Y
Glenelg	112	Serra Range Tributaries & Borefield (Dunkeld)	D	4,800	05/1989	Y
Glenelg	113	Little Tea Tree Tributaries (Hamilton)	D	2,222.0	2/8/89	Y
Glenelg	123	Learmonth Borefield (Learmonth)	D	5,408	05/1989	Y
Glenelg	124	St Enoch's Spring (Skipton)	D	7,854	05/1989	Y
Hopkins	22	Trawalla Creek	D	11,174.0	16/10/63	Y
Hopkins	99	Fiery Creek Tributaries (Cave Hill Creek)	D	751	07/1988	Y
Hopkins	100	Musical Gully & Troy Reservoirs (Beaufort)	D	84	07/1988	Y
Hopkins	101	Langi Ghiran (Ararat)	D	125	07/1988	Y
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

Wimmera Catchment Management Region
River Basin	PWSC No.	Catchment Name	Status¹	Area(ha)	Date	Gazetted
Wimmera-Avon	7	Wimmera Systems	D	446,675.0	4/9/59	Y
	7A	Wimmera Systems (Malakoff Creek)	D*	3,384.4	16/4/85	N
¹Status: D ~ Declared Special Water Supply Catchment Areas D* - Declared Special Water Supply Catchments (formerly with Land Use Determinations or Notice)

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