Sullivans Dam

Sullivans Dam (often incorrectly but grammatically referred to as Sullivan's Dam) is a reservoir in a forested area 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north of the centre of Dunedin, New Zealand.

The dam is located to the east of Mount Cargill, close to the Dunedin Northern Motorway in the upper Leith Valley, some 500 metres southeast of the Leith Saddle. It was proposed in 1909 by City Councillor Archibald J. Sullivan (1869–1932), after whom it is named, in order to expand Dunedin's water supply. Work began in May 1913 and the reservoir was officially opened on 15 July 1916.

The surrounding catchment area is today a popular site for walkers, with numerous bush walks around the reservoir. The reservoir was also stocked with trout shortly after its completion, and stocks of the fish are periodically replenished. As such, the reservoir provides popular sport for anglers.

References

1. T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant
2. Leith Saddle
3. Water of Leith (New Zealand)
4. Lake Shelbyville
5. Rob Van Dam
6. Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam
7. List of dams and reservoirs in New Zealand
8. South Holston Dam
9. Leith Valley
10. Sullivans Creek
11. Warrington, New Zealand
12. Kakhovka Dam
13. Silky Sullivan
14. Boone Dam
15. Willamette Falls Locks
16. Sullivan Expedition
17. List of dams and reservoirs in California
18. Fort Patrick Henry Dam
19. Sullivan Lake (Idaho)
20. Sullivan County, Tennessee