Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument Mountain, then an island, on 1 March 1565. The site was chosen to guard the entrance to Guanabara Bay, and the mountain was important as a signalling point. A landfill connected the island to the mainland in 1697, and various buildings were erected to defend the territory, but the Urca urban neighborhood was only built 300 years after the city was founded. The Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument was created by the city of Rio de Janeiro by municipal decree 26578 of 1 June 2006. The objectives are to guarantee green spaces for leisure in a natural area,
Sugarloaf Reservoir Sugarloaf Reservoir Sugarloaf Reservoir is a reservoir at Christmas Hills north-east of Melbourne. It was completed in 1981. Its total capacity is 96 GL. As of April 21, 2016 the reservoir sits at 62.5% of capacity. Sugarloaf reached 100% capacity in 2006. It had dropped to nearly 10% by May 2009 but rose to approximately 80% late in the same year. In February 2010, the North South Pipeline from the Goulburn River was connected to the reservoir. It is operated by Melbourne Water. The Sugarloaf Sailing Club operates on the reservoir year round. The club can be found on Ridge