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Lake Ginninderra is an artificial lake located on located on the Ginninderra Creek and adjacent to the Belconnen Town Centre. The lake was constructed in 1974 to collect stormwater discharge from a 9880 hectare catchment that includes the surrouding suburbs of Aranda , Macquarie , Cook, Bruce , Belconnen , McKellar , Giralang , Kaleen in the eastern areas of Belconnen and Gungahlin .

The lake was formed through the construction of the Ginninderra Drive embankment across Ginninderra Ck. Creating a lake with a surface area of 105 hectares and an average depth of 3.5 metres. water flow out of the lake is via a multi-celled concrete culvert structure and spillway chute on the Ginninderra Drive embankment.

During 2004 the Ginninderra Drive embankment is being raised by one metre to make sure it meets current standards for a once in a million year flood.

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