Laanecoorie Reservoir

Introduction

Laanecoorie Reservoir is a small water storage on the Loddon River in central Victoria down stream of the large Cairn Curran Reservoir
camping is available at:
- commercial camp grounds:
  - Laanecoorie Lakeside Park
  - Laanecoorie Lakeside Resort
- Laanecoorie River Reserve campground
  - free camping adjacent the river near the bridge
  - this is just downstream of the reservoir in the small town of Laanecoorie
  - flush toilets but no showers
  - fishing
- Newbridge Recreation Reserve camp ground
  - further downstream of the reservoir
- Secret Lead camping spot
  - free camping just SW of Tarnagulla
- Waanyarra Camping grounds
  - free camping in old historic gold fields just to the west of the reservoir 16min drive from Laanecoorie River Reserve campground
- Moliagul campground
  - near goldmining township of Moliagul, west of Tarnagulla
- Butt's Reserve, Mt Tarrengower, Maldon
  - free camping

completed in 1892 having taken 3yrs to build, it was the second irrigation scheme for Victoria after the Goulburn Weir.
the great flood of 1909 breached the weir and severely damaged downstream towns