Lake Lyell (RESERVOIR), NSW Details
History
Originally assigned as Lyell Reservoir on the 11-Jun-1982 that name was never accepted by Council or the public. The name was changed in 1997 to formalise universal common useage.
Description
A reservoir being the waters impounded by the Lyell Dam on the Coxs River. It is situated about 8km south west of Lithgow Railway Station and extends from the dam wall on the road from Old Bowenfels to Tarana upstream for about 6km to a point about 3km east south east of Rydal. Formed in 1982 by the rising waters of Coxs River it was increased in 1995 when the dam embankment was raised by 3.5m. At a full supply level of 785.5m it has a storage capacity of 33500 ML and a surface area of 234ha. It provides water to Wallerawang and Mt Piper Power Stations.
Origin
In 1893 John Frederick Lyell (1863 - 1913) settled in the district. He was granted approximately 700 acres of Crown Land fronting the Coxs River at a point known as Lyells Crossing before it was inundated by the impounded waters.
Lake Lyell (RESERVOIR), NSW
| title | Lake Lyell (RESERVOIR) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 79565 |
| placename | Lake Lyell |
| designation | RESERVOIR |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Lyell Reservoir |
| lga | LITHGOW |
| description | A reservoir being the waters impounded by the Lyell Dam on the Coxs River. It is situated about 8km south west of Lithgow Railway Station and extends from the dam wall on the road from Old Bowenfels to Tarana upstream for about 6km to a point about 3km east south east of Rydal. Formed in 1982 by the rising waters of Coxs River it was increased in 1995 when the dam embankment was raised by 3.5m. At a full supply level of 785.5m it has a storage capacity of 33500 ML and a surface area of 234ha. It provides water to Wallerawang and Mt Piper Power Stations. |
| meaning | |
| origin | In 1893 John Frederick Lyell (1863 - 1913) settled in the district. He was granted approximately 700 acres of Crown Land fronting the Coxs River at a point known as Lyells Crossing before it was inundated by the impounded waters. |
| history | Originally assigned as Lyell Reservoir on the 11-Jun-1982 that name was never accepted by Council or the public. The name was changed in 1997 to formalise universal common useage. |
