Blue Rock Dam is a low-capacity dam on the Tanjil River 30 kilometres north of Moe, Victoria

Moe, Victoria

Moe is a city in the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is about east of Melbourne and at the 2006 census had a population of 15,582 . It is administered by the City of Latrobe council....

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It was built to provide cooling water for the power stations of the Latrobe Valley

Latrobe Valley

The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical region and urban area of Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is east of the City Of Melbourne and nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Great Dividing Range to the north – with the highest peak to the north of the...

 and to augment domestic water supplies.

It is the site where Jaidyn Leskie's body was found in January 1998.

Recreation

The lake has two recreation areas on its shore and small power boats are allowed to be used.

Power generation

In 1992 Pacific Energy installed a small hydroelectric generator at Blue Rock Lake that can add 2.4 megawatts of power to the state network.