Lakes and reservoirs of Melbourne and reservoirs outside of the Greater Melbourne area, for information on other lakes in Victoria see the List of reservoirs and dams in Australia. Lakes and reservoirs of Melbourne Melbourne is a city in south-eastern Australia. Most major lakes are used for recreational purposes, mostly sailing, rowing, canoeing and kayaking, but some are used for activities like water skiing or swimming. Melbourne hosts a number of major water catchment reservoirs that supply the city's water as well as many smaller reservoirs or retarding basins used either for water supply or storm water drainage. The Yarra River hosts many small lakes
Pike River, South Australia and is subject to statutory control for the purposes of “conservation and improvement of water quality” as per the requirements of the "River Murray Act 2003". The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Pike River had a population of 56 people. Pike River is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Chaffey and the local government area of the Renmark Paringa Council. Pike River, South Australia Pike River is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Riverland in the state’s east on the southern side