Risdon Brook is one of TasWater's largest drinking water reservoirs. Set amongst dense bushland on Risdon Creek, Risdon Brook Park is a popular recreational area and an important part of TasWater's drinking water network. The dam is used to store treated drinking water that is pumped from Bryn Estyn Water Treatment Plant outside New Norfolk, and its water is used to supply eastern shore homes and businesses with drinking water during the drier months each year (typically summer). When it's full, the dam can hold 3,640 megalitres of water, or the equivalent of 1,456 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
OPENING HOURS
7.30am to 8pm (daylight saving time only)
7.30am to 4.30pm (all other times)
The facilities include:
- Dedicated fishing bays for physically disabled people
- 4.5km gravel track suitable for walking/running/cycling/prams
- Public toilets
- Children's playground
- Drinking water fountain
As well has the main walking track there are several tracks that head into the surrounding hills and mountains in all directions, often as fire trails or maintenance tracks. This geocache can be found up a hill slightly off the beaten track.