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Barossa Reservoir
Dam in Williamstown, South Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the reservoir. For other uses, see Barossa (disambiguation).
Barossa Reservoir is a reservoir in the Australian state of South Australia, built between 1899 and 1902 to supply water to Gawler and other northern country areas. Built at a cost of almost A£170,000 the reservoir was hailed on completion as an engineering marvel, and with the reservoir wall rising to a height of 36 metres (118 ft), it was, at the time of its completion, the highest dam wall in Australia.[2]
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Barossa Reservoir | |
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![]() The reservoir from its arch dam | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Williamstown, South Australia[1] |
Coordinates | 34.650°S 138.849°E / -34.650; 138.849 |
Purpose | water supply |
Construction began | 1899 |
Opening date | 1902 |
Built by | Engineering and Water Supply Department |
Owner(s) | SA Water |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch dam |
Impounds | Yettie Creek |
Height | 36 metres (118 ft) |
Length | 144 metres (472 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 4,515 megalitres (159.4×10 |
Surface area | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
Website http://www.sawater.com.au/community-and-environment/our-water-and-sewerage-systems/water-sources/reservoir-data/barossa-reservoir |
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