Serpentine Dam

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Draw point for the Serpentine Dam and partial dam wall, Dam at 27% of capacity(11th April 2006)
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Draw point for the Serpentine Dam and partial dam wall, Dam at 27% of capacity(11th April 2006)

Serpentine Dam is one of the major water supply dams for Perth, Western Australia. Constructed in the late 1950s, it actually consists of two separate dams. The first is the pipehead dam, 7 km upstream from Serpentine Falls from which water connects to a pipe network which delivers water to the metropolitan area. This was opened in 1957.

Construction of the main dam which is further upstream was completed in 1961.

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[edit] Specifications

[edit] Main Dam

  • Reservoir capacity - 137.7 GL
  • Surface area at full storage - 10.67 km²
  • Catchment area - 664 km²
  • Reservoir length - 16 km
  • Height above lowest foundation - 55 m
  • Width of base - 350.5 m

[edit] Pipehead Dam

  • Reservoir capacity - 3.14 GL
  • Surface area at full storage - 0.608 km²
  • Catchment area - 28 km²
  • Reservoir length - 6 km
  • Height above lowest foundation - 16 m
  • Volume of wall
    • concrete - 5000 m³
    • earth - 10000 m³

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