Lake Tuggeranong

Lake Tuggeranong
Location	Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates	35°24′30″S 149°04′00″E
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	Australia

Lake Tuggeranong is an artificial lake in the Canberra district of Tuggeranong. The lake 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 to stop sediment from entering the Murrumbidgee River.

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. The Tuggeranong Town Centre is located immediately to the west of the lake, and on the western shore are the Tuggeranong Library, Lake Tuggeranong College, the Tuggeranong Arts Centre and a number of fast food outlets.

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  Tuggeranong Library, which is suggested by traveled ones as drawing architectural influence from Florence's Duomo roof structure, is seen here dominating the foreshore vista.

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  A tighter view across the lake reveals more of Tuggeranong Library.

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  Tuggeranong Town Centre's signature red roofs feature in any discussion of the area.

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  Tuggeranong Town Centre - red roofs.

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  Lake Tuggeranong showcases some magnificent Aboriginal artwork, providing a much appreciated cultural backdrop for visitors.

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  Lake Tuggeranong is sanctuary to some of Australia's fondest reed types. Many an evening meal has been proceeded, punctuated even, by a torchlit walk to the Great Lake foreshore to settle an argument over these reeds.

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  A native bird in lower third of frame, assiduously perched on a Lake Tuggeranong rock, ponders Tuggeranong Library's dome roof shielding a flood of knowledge he so dearly seeks and the benefits of speed reading.

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  Lake Tuggeranong shines.