Cairn Curran Reservoir Joyces Creek Rd Vic

Survey PointCairn Curran Reservoir Joyces Creek Rd Vic
Latitude-37.0475000 (37° 2′ 51″ S)
Longitude143.9791700 (143° 58′ 45″ E)

About 7km west of Newstead on the Pyrenees Hwy the Joyces Creek-Baringhup Rd heads north on the west bank of the reservoir and under a rail bridge. About 5km along the road come s back to the reservoir where a small track leads to a place to park the car. There is no vehicular access to the reservoir here. The high water mark has a bit of habitat around the edge of the lake in cleared farmland.

Not sure of the legality of camping here but it’s quite exposed with no established camp 4 if if it’s allowed.

Surveys done 2

Blogs:

Western Victoria 2020

  • Black Swan Cygnus atratus 1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides 1 (50.00%)
  • Grey Teal Anas gracilis 1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 2 (100.00%)
  • Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 2 (100.00%)
  • Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 1 (50.00%)
  • White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 1 (50.00%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 1 (50.00%)
  • Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1 (50.00%)
  • Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris 1 (50.00%)
  • Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 1 (50.00%)
  • Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 1 (50.00%)
  • Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus 1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 2 (100.00%)
  • Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 1 (50.00%)
  • Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 1 (50.00%)
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 (50.00%)
  • Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 1 (50.00%)
  • Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 1 (50.00%)
2020