Ross Creek Reservoir
The Ross Creek Reservoir is an artificial lake in the Ross Creek Reserve, Dunedin, New Zealand. One of the oldest artificial lakes in the country, and the oldest water supply reservoir still in use in the country, it was created in the 1860s to provide water for the city of Dunedin, at that time in the middle of rapid expansion due to the Otago gold rush.Places of Interest
Highlights include Baldwin Street and Flagstaff.
Baldwin Street
Photo: Oyvind1979, Public domain.
Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres northeast of Dunedin's central business district. Baldwin Street is situated 3½ km east of Ross Creek Reservoir.
Flagstaff
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flagstaff, known in Māori as Te Whanaupaki, is a prominent hill overlooking the northwest of the city of Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island. Together with Mount Cargill, which lies to its northeast, it dominates the skyline of the city.
Otago Museum
Museum
Tūhura Otago Museum, located near the city center of Dunedin, New Zealand, adjacent to the University of Otago campus, is one of the country's largest museums and a prominent attraction in the city. Otago Museum is situated 3½ km southeast of Ross Creek Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Valley and Helensburgh.
Leith Valley
Locality
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leith Valley is a suburb, valley, and general area of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, located to the northwest of the city centre. To differentiate the name of the valley from that of the suburb, the former is usually referred to as the Leith Valley, the latter simply as Leith Valley.
Helensburgh
Suburb
Photo: Diullyvieira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Helensburgh is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located to the northwest of the city centre. Helensburgh is located immediately to the north of Wakari and east of Halfway Bush.
Wakari
Suburb
Wakari is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located 2.5 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, immediately to the west of the ridge which runs to the west of the city's centre.
Ross Creek Reservoir
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.83838° or 45° 50′ 18″ southLongitude
170.4901° or 170° 29′ 24″ eastElevation
265 metres (869 feet)Open location code
4V6G5F6R+J2GeoNames ID
6212322
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