Lake Benalla

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Lake Benalla
Lake Benalla.jpg
View of Lake Benalla, from the south east, in 2006.
Lake Benalla is located in Victoria
Lake Benalla
Lake Benalla
Location in Victoria
Location High Country, Victoria
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Type Artificial
River sources Broken River
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 16 ha (40 acres)[2]
Surface elevation 170 m (560 ft) AHD[citation needed]
Frozen Never
Islands 7[citation needed]
Settlements Benalla

Lake Benalla (/bəˈnælə/[3]), an artificial lake located in Benalla in the High Country region of Victoria, Australia, was created in the 1970s.[4][5]

In 2010, more than one hundred residents surrounding the lake were evacuated from their homes at Benalla. The river peaked in the city at 4.1 metres (13 ft) which was 40 centimetres (16 in) above its major flood level. A retaining wall built in approximately 1960 to ward off floods kept the flood water level under control.[6][7]

The Benalla Botanical Gardens are located on the shore of Lake Benalla.

The lake is crossed by the Hume Freeway.

See also

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