Wungong Dam
| Wungong Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Wungong |
| Coordinates | 32°12′03″S 116°03′51″E / 32.2007°S 116.0643°E |
| Opening date | 1979 |
| Owner(s) | Water Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Height | 65 metres |
| Length | 460 metres |
| Spillway type | Chute spillway |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Wungong Reservoir |
| Catchment area | 132km² |
Wungong Dam is a dam in Western Australia. It is located in the Wungong Brook Valley of the Darling Range, eight kilometres south of Churchman Brook Dam.
The creation of the dam was announced in March 1923 by Premier James Mitchell as part of the Hills Water Supply Scheme, along with Churchman Brook Dam and Canning Dam. The scheme was intended to rectify severe water shortages in metropolitan Perth.[1] A pipehead dam was built on the brook in 1925 and construction of the current dam commenced in 1975. A number of farms that had been established within the catchment of the dam were resumed and their built infrastructure demolished. The completed dam was opened in 1979.[2] It has a capacity of 59.8 gigalitres and a catchment area of 132 km2.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Wungong Dam Heritage Council of Western Australia
- ^ Wong Dam Water Corporation
- ^ "Wungong Dam, Perth WA | Walks, Picnic Area, Directions & Facilities". www.watercorporation.com.au. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Heritage Council of WA - Places Database". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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