The reservoir was built for its ability to be a water treatment facility.
A reservoir was built immediately north of the basin area.
The reservoir was built on the site of a smaller lake, and finished in 1977.
Another reservoir above the original was built to meet the needs of the growing colony in 1877.
They could also build reservoirs, and take water from various brooks.
There are currently two reservoirs built into the hill on the south side.
Over the last decade, Stern has built reservoirs of bad will.
It became the prototype for six other reservoirs built in the region over the next half century.
The water in two reservoirs built to serve 20,000 people is already being drawn on by more than 100,000 residents.
Two reservoirs were built here between 1888 and 1923 as part of the Sydney water supply system.