Churchman Brook Dam
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Churchman Brook Dam, is an earthfill embankment dam situated approximately 30km south east of
Perth
, Western Australia
in the City of Armadale
. The reservoir is a water source for Perth.
It has a capacity of 2.24 million kilolitres for a catchment area of 16 square kilometres.
Construction of the dam completed in 1929; the resident engineer was Sir Russell John Dumas
.
Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
in the City of Armadale
City of Armadale
The City of Armadale is a Local Government Area in the south-eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about southeast of Perth's central business district...
. The reservoir is a water source for Perth.
It has a capacity of 2.24 million kilolitres for a catchment area of 16 square kilometres.
Construction of the dam completed in 1929; the resident engineer was Sir Russell John Dumas
Russell Dumas
Sir Russell John Dumas KBE, CMG was a public servant and engineer who led several large works projects in Western Australia.-Early life:Dumas was born in Mount Barker, South Australia to a family of five children...
.
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.