[1][6] Levees were constructed on the south and east side of the lake with a spillway and channel which discharges excess water to Port Phillip Bay.

An additional higher levee bank was constructed to prevent floodwaters from Kororoit Creek sweeping across the lake toward residential areas.

Other facilities in the reserve include a playground, picnic shelter, barbecue, seating, toilets and car park which is accessed from Millers Road.

[8] On the 7th of March 2022, a spill of up to 13,000 litres of detergent, Teric N9, was reported to EPA Victoria after a factory fire from Laverton North industrial area.

[10][11] MTAW Group Pty Ltd, a transport and warehousing company, got charged by EPA in October 2022 for not minimising the risk of harm of the spill and failing to comply with its general environmental duty.

[13] At the end of 2023, Aerolink Property Construction Pty Ltd, a company situated in Laverton North, got fined $1,923 by EPA Victoria for letting dust and concrete gravel escape through kerb side gutters and stormwater drains causing risk to nearby waterways including Cherry Creek.