Lake Tuggeranong

Lake Tuggeranong
Reflection on Lake Tuggeranong, 2005
Location	Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates	35°24′30″S 149°04′00″E / 35.40833°S 149.06667°E / -35.40833; 149.06667Coordinates: 35°24′30″S 149°04′00″E / 35.40833°S 149.06667°E / -35.40833; 149.06667
Type	Artificial lake
Primary inflows	Confluence of Tuggeranong Creek and urban and rural stormwater
Primary outflows	Murrumbidgee River, in times of flood only
Built	1987 (1987)
Surface area	57 ha (140 acres)
Surface elevation	578 m (1,896 ft) above sea level

Lake Tuggeranong, an artificial lake sourced the confluence of Tuggeranong Creek and stormwater discharge from urban and rural areas, is located in the Tuggeranong district of Canberra, within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The lake is situated adjacent to the Tuggeranong Town Centre, and is bounded by the suburbs of Bonython in the south-east and Kambah in the north-west.

Lake Tuggeranong was created by the construction of a dam in 1987 coinciding with urban development in the district. The lake was built as a sediment trap for soil and debris, and to improve the quality of the water flowing into the Murrumbidgee River. Tuggeranong Creek feeds the Isabella Pond, that then flows into Lake Tuggeranong. The water quality of the lake is monitored by health and environmental agencies, and is subject to health hazards such as toxic blue-green algal blooms or high faecal bacteria counts, given the urban and rural runoff of the lake source.

The lake is a popular recreational site. The foreshore of the lake is parkland, with swimming, fishing, wind-surfing and non-motorised boating all possible activities on the lake. A bicycle path surrounds the lake, running for 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi).