Lake Tuggeranong is an artificial lake in the Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

 district of Tuggeranong. The lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 was created by the construction of a dam in 1987 coinciding with urban development in the district. The lake was built as a sediment trap

Sediment trap

Sediment traps are instruments used in oceanography to measure the quantity of sinking particulate organic material in aquatic systems, usually oceans...

 to stop sediment from entering the Murrumbidgee River

Murrumbidgee River

The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory . A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee flows in a west-northwesterly direction from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains,...

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The lake is a popular recreational site. The foreshore of the lake is parkland, with swimming, fishing, wind-surfing and non-motorised boating all possible activities on the lake. A bicycle path surrounds the lake, running for 6.7 kilometres. The Tuggeranong Town Centre

Tuggeranong Town Centre

Tuggeranong Town Centre services the southernmost Canberra district of Tuggeranong. It is located on the south-western side of Lake Tuggeranong and composed of a large three-storey mall, the Tuggeranong Hyperdome, as well as a smaller shopping complex, the Homeworld, and many other buildings and...

 is located immediately to the west of the lake, and on the western shore are the Tuggeranong Library, Lake Tuggeranong College

Lake Tuggeranong College

Lake Tuggeranong College is an Australian Capital Territory public school catering to Year 11 and 12 students . It is located in the Tuggeranong, Canberra, close to Tuggeranong Town Centre and on the shores of Lake Tuggeranong in Greenway. The current principal is Dr...

, the Tuggeranong Arts Centre

Tuggeranong Arts Centre

Tuggeranong Arts Centre is a purpose-built centre located on the shores of Lake Tuggeranong, in the town centre of Tuggeranong, a southern suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It is an organisation providing a wide range of arts activities for community participation, development and...

and a number of fast food outlets.