Hope Valley Reservoir (Adelaide, SA)
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The Hope Valley Reservoir, completed in 1873 at a cost of $100,200, was the second reservoir built in Adelaide.
As well as receiving water from the River Torrens, Hope Valley also receives water diverted by the Gorge Weir but via tunnel and aqueduct rather than pipeline.
The ageing tunnel and aqueducts are to be upgraded in 2006-07 to provide greater security of supply and provide more water to satisfy growing demand.
Water from both Kangaroo Creek and Millbrook reservoirs supply water to Hope Valley. In effect, Hope Valley is the service reservoir from which water is distributed and the two larger reservoirs act as supply sources.
In 2001-02 Hope Valley underwent a $9 million rehabilitation project as part of a program designed to meet or exceed national and international guidelines for best practice management of dam structures.
Capacity: 2840 megalitres
Length of wall: 950m
Height of wall: 20.5m
Type of wall: Earth with clay core
Area of water spread: 52 hectares
As well as receiving water from the River Torrens, Hope Valley also receives water diverted by the Gorge Weir but via tunnel and aqueduct rather than pipeline.
The ageing tunnel and aqueducts are to be upgraded in 2006-07 to provide greater security of supply and provide more water to satisfy growing demand.
Water from both Kangaroo Creek and Millbrook reservoirs supply water to Hope Valley. In effect, Hope Valley is the service reservoir from which water is distributed and the two larger reservoirs act as supply sources.
In 2001-02 Hope Valley underwent a $9 million rehabilitation project as part of a program designed to meet or exceed national and international guidelines for best practice management of dam structures.
Capacity: 2840 megalitres
Length of wall: 950m
Height of wall: 20.5m
Type of wall: Earth with clay core
Area of water spread: 52 hectares
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°51'6"S 138°41'12"E
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