Lake Guthridge
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About
Lake Guthridge is a small urban reservoir fed by stormwater, located in the town of Sale, in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Originally a natural low-lying wetland used for drainage and sewerage discharges, during the 1880s it was impounded for the irrigation of green spaces in Sale.
Owned by the Wellington Shire Council, the reservoir is supplied by stormwater from a catchment area that comprises approximately 70% of Sale. It is located adjacent to Lake Guyatt, a small reservoir that acts as an overflow waterway, and the Sale Botanic Gardens are located on a 5-hectare (12-acre) site on the eastern shore of Lake Guthridge.
The reservoir was named in honour of Nehemiah Guthridge (c. 1808–1878), the first mayor of the Borough of Sale, in 1863.
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