Churchman Brook Dam

Churchman Brook Dam
The dam and the spillway
LocationBedfordale, City of Armadale, Western Australia
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
Height (foundation)26m
Length231m
Reservoir
Total capacity2.24 gigalitres
Maximum length1.4km
Map
Official nameChurchman Brook Dam
TypeCity of Armadale Municipal Inventory
Designated1 December 2008
Reference no.18961
Churchman Brook Dam Lake

Churchman Brook Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam approximately 30 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Armadale. The reservoir is a water source for Perth.

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]

The creation of the dam was announced in March 1923 by Premier James Mitchell. Along with Canning Dam and Wungong Dam, it formed part of the Hills Water Supply Scheme which was intended to rectify severe water shortages in metropolitan Perth. Its capacity was initially estimated at 595 million gallons.[2]

Construction of the dam commenced in 1923 and was completed in 1929; the resident engineer was Sir Russell John Dumas.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The dam is on the City of Armadale's heritage list, having been registered on 1 December 2008.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Churchman Brook Dam, Watercorporation facilities brochure Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback MachineArchived
  2. ^ Gregory, Jenny. "'A Spirit of Bolshevism?': Perth's Water Crisis of the 1920s". Journal of Urban History. 46 (1): 89–90. doi:10.1177/0096144217692989.
  3. ^ Dumas, Sir Russell John (1887 - 1975), Australian Dictionary of Biography
  4. ^ "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...
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Churchman Brook Dam". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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