Serpentine Pipehead Dam

This article is about the dam in Western Australia. For other dams with the same name, see Serpentine Dam (disambiguation).

Serpentine Pipehead Dam
Location	Perth, WA, Australia
Coordinates	32°22′26″S 116°03′31″E
Construction began	1950
Opening date	1957
Dam and spillways
Height	16 m (52 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Reservoir
Total capacity	3,140,000 m3 (111,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area	28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Surface area	608,000 m2 (6,540,000 sq ft)

The Serpentine Pipehead Dam was constructed to use the Serpentine River, in Western Australia, to convey water from Serpentine Dam to the interconnection with the Metropolitan trunk main network. The dam is also used to store water from the Dandalup scheme whereby water can be pumped or gravity transferred back into Serpentine pipehead dam. The dam site also contains a water treatment plant and picnic area. The pipehead dam is 7 km (4.3 mi) upstream from Serpentine Falls and was constructed in the late 1950s and was opened in 1957. The dam utilized 5,000 cubic metres (180,000 cu ft) of concrete and 10,000 cubic metres (350,000 cu ft) of earth.

Serpentine Pipehead Dam

Serpentine Pipehead Dam

External links

• Dam storage level website
• Serpentine Dam facilities brochure