Hope Valley Reservoir

Hope Valley Reservoir
Location South Australia
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 0.52 km²
Water volume 2840 megalitres

The Hope Valley Reservoir is a 2840 megalitre service reservoir in Hope Valley, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.[1]

When completed in 1873 it was the second reservoir constructed in Adelaide; it is the oldest still in use in South Australia.[2] It covers 52 hectares (128 acres) and is retained behind a 950-metre (3,117 ft) long clay-cored earth wall. Water is transferred from the River Torrens via a tunnel and aqueduct. The river is also used to transfer water from the Kangaroo Creek and Millbrook reservoirs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Water Storage (Reservoirs)". SA Water. 10 November 2009. http://www.sawater.com.au/SAWater/Education/OurWaterSystems/Water+Storage+(Reservoirs).htm. Retrieved 12 January 2010. 
  2. ^ Public Works Committee (August 2000). "Hope Valley Reservoir rehabilitation project (final report)". Parliament of South Australia. http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/1ECB664D-6F21-4F2E-927B-472BFE03B700/3030/finalreport.pdf. Retrieved 12 January 2010.