 The impounded reservoir is called Gosling Creek Reservoir and is now used for recreation purposes.Commenced in 1888 and officially inaugurated in 1890, the Gosling Creek Dam is a minor dam that has since been decommissioned on the Gosling Creek, approximately south of the city of Orange and provided the first town water supply to the city; constructed at a cost of A£, borne by the Orange City Council.Additional dams for water supply were completed in 1918 at built at Meadow Creek Dam and then Spring Creek Reservoir in 1931.