Lake Guthridge

Lake Guthridge
Location	Sale, Victoria
Coordinates	38°6′45″S 147°4′30″E / 38.11250°S 147.07500°E / -38.11250; 147.07500Coordinates: 38°6′45″S 147°4′30″E / 38.11250°S 147.07500°E / -38.11250; 147.07500
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	Australia

Max. length	850 m
Max. width	400 m
Surface area	0.25 km²
Max. depth	2 m
Water volume	325 megalitres

Lake Guthridge is a small artificial lake in Sale, Victoria, Australia, named after the first Sale mayor, Nehemiah Guthridge. The lake was originally a bog but Guthridge suggested converting it into a lake to supply the growing population. Its sister, Lake Guyatt acts as overflow.

Geological information

Length	Max 850m	Min 500m
Width	Max 400m	Min 150m
Depth	1-2m

References

Lakes and other waterbodies of Victoria, Australia

Regional lakes and other waterbodies

Coastal lakes, lagoons, and wetlands	Borrie Wetlands Coleman Connewarre Gippsland King Murtnaghurt Natimuk-Douglas Nillahcootie Reedy Reeve Tutchewop Tyers Victoria Wellington Yambuk IBA

Freshwater lakes	Albacutya Barracoota Benalla Boga Bookar Buloke Burrumbeet Butchers Coradgil Cardross Colac Colungulac Coorong Deep Elingamite Eppalock Hindmarsh Kow Swamp Lorne Martin Terangoom Weeranganuk Wendouree Western District

Glacial, crater and lakes formed by a natural landslide	Bullen Merri Condah Purrumbete Tali Karng

Salt lakes	Beeac Colongulac Corangamite Cundare Gnarpurt St Leonards Milangil Murdeduke Tyrrell Victoria Western District

Reservoirs	Cairn Curran Hume Mokoan Mulwala William Hovell

Yet to be classified Former lakes	Gnotuk Guyatt Keilambete Learmonth Logan Marmal Rosine Round Terang

Metropolitan lakes and other waterbodies in Melbourne

Lakes

Major lakes	Albert Park Aura Vale Blackburn Caribbean Carrum Carrum Swamp Cherry Edwardes Jells Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp Lillydale Lysterfield RAAF (Point Cook) Royal Botanic Gardens Patterson Sanctuary West Gate

Small lakes, wetlands and ponds	Anniversary Blue Brodies Burndap Bushy Park Wetlands Cairnlea Glen Iris Wetlands Hays Paddock Billabong Hull Road Wetlands Iramoo Kalparrin Karkarook Lake & Wetlands Katoomba Kew Billabong Knoxfield Treganowan La Trobe University McAlpin Merri Creek Newport Polishing Ponds Queens Park Ringwood Rowville Sandown Spectacle Taylors Valley

Water catchment reservoirs

Major reservoirs	Bittern Cardinia Devilbend (decommissioned) Frankston Greenvale Maroondah O'Shannassy Silvan Sugarloaf Thomson Upper Yarra Yan Yean

Small reservoirs	Cheltenham CSL Retarding Basin Dandenong Darebin (x3) Hallam Bypass Retarding Basin & Wetlands Liverpool Road Retarding Basin Mitcham Moorabbin Mornington Mt. View Surrey Hills

Category
Commons

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