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Churchman Brook Dam is an earthfill embankment dam approximately 30 kilometres (20 mi) south east of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Armadale. The reservoir is a water source for Perth.
Churchman Brook Dam is situated approximately 29.7 kilometres (18.5 mi) south east of Perth, Western Australia.
It has a capacity of 2.24 gigalitres (79 million cubic feet) for a catchment area of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi).[1]
Construction of the dam commenced in 1923 and was completed in 1929; the resident engineer was Sir Russell John Dumas.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
See also
- Darling Scarp
- List of reservoirs and dams in Australia
References
- Churchman Brook Dam, Watercorporation facilities brochure Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback MachineArchived
- Dumas, Sir Russell John (1887 - 1975), Australian Dictionary of Biography
- "METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY". The West Australian. Vol. XXXIX, no. 6, 694. Western Australia. 7 November 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...The first section — the construction of a dam at Churchman's Brook — has been approved; operations, on the site will commence next week...
- "WATER SUPPLY.:A New Reservoir.:Work at Churchman's Brook". The West Australian. Vol. XL, no. 6, 842. Western Australia. 30 April 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CHURCHMAN'S BROOK DAM: AUGMENTING THE SUMMER SUPPLY: Work being pushed aheadS". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1376. Western Australia. 25 May 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "An Interesting Series of Pictures of Churchman's Brook Reservoir". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1376. Western Australia. 25 May 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CHURCHMAN'S BROOK DAM.:Heavy Cost". The West Australian. Vol. XLIV, no. 7, 985. Western Australia. 18 January 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Churchman Brook Catchment Area Drinking Water Source Protection Plan – Integrated Water Supply System, Department of Water, Government of Western Australia, Water Resource Protection Series Report No. WRP 66.
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