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Hyden Humps Dam is situated at the southern base of The Humps, approximately seventeen kilometres (11 miles) north east of Hyden and fifteen kilometres (9.3 miles) north of Wave Rock.[1][2]

Hyden Humps Dam is situated approximately 295 km (183 mi) east of Perth, Western Australia.

Water


The Hyden Humps Dam, seen from The Humps in 2020
The Hyden Humps Dam, seen from The Humps in 2020

The dam is filled with rainwater runoff which is channeled off the Humps mountain.[3]


Characteristics


The water source is now only used as a backup supply after the completion of the Great Southern scheme where water is piped through the wheatbelt region from the Harris River Dam.


See also



References


  1. Twidale, C R; Bourne, J A (September 2004). "Notes on the Geomorphology of the Humps, Near Hyden, Western Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 87 (3): 123–133. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. Gunn, R. G. (2006). "Mulka's Cave Aboriginal Rock Art Site: Its Context and Content" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 23: 19–41. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. "Hyden Rock Dam – Heritage Council of WA – Places Database". Heritage Council, Government of Western Australia. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

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