Botany Swamps Scheme Reservoir Water supply system established in 1855 by the Water Board on 75 acres of land resumed from Simeon Lord. It was to support the expansion of the city from the 1850s to the 1870s. Locate -33.943693619566, 151.18974908481 Milestone Constructed 1855 - 1858 {"name":"Constructed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1855<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1858<\/span>"},"date_start":"1855","date_end":"1858"} Opened 1858 {"name":"Opened","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1858<\/span>"},"date_start":"1858","date_end":"1858"} Demolished 1896 {"name":"Demolished","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1896<\/span>"},"date_start":"1896","date_end":"1896"} Name Alternate Botany Swamps Water Supply Scheme {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Botany Swamps Water Supply Scheme","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Property Comprises Botany Reservoir {"name":"Part of","target":"Botany Reservoir","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Type Reservoir {"name":"Reservoir","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}