Daylesford - Wombat Flat Mineral Spring
Situated on the shore of Lake Daylesford, Wombat Flat is only a short walk or drive from the town centre. Surrounded by shady trees, grassy banks and inquisitive geese, Wombat Flat Spring is a great spot for a picnic.
The original spring at this spot was commonly known as Courtot's Pump. Alfred Courtot, a nearby resident at the time of the construction of Lake Daylesford in 1929, made persistent representations to the then Borough Council to save the spring from disappearing under the lake. A pump was installed by 1930 but had a relatively short life - about 10 years.
The name of these springs has changed several times since the 1850s. A land sale plan, made soon after 1854, shows buildings around a 'Boiling Spring'.
This was one of three springs on the east side of Wombat Creek, all having a common source referred to as Leggatt's Springs. (Leggatt's Hotel was nearby).
The mineral water - Early on, four springs had been identified but by 1911, when Ferguson sought to locate them, two had been obscured by mine tailings and gravel.
The lake was drained in 1991, allowing this southern spring to be located and a PVC pipe placed into an old bore that had been drilled in 1929 or 1930.
The locations of the northern springs, MS39 and MS40, aro still obscured by mining debris and Lake Daylesford.
The Wombat Flat Spring is a magnesium sodium calcium bicarbonate natural mineral Water. It is neither exceptionally high nor exceptionally low in any trace elements.
Location
The spring is located beside the lake just south of the road before it crosses the lake.
Location
Bleakley Street, Daylesford 3460 Map
