Beetaloo Reservoir
| Beetaloo Reservoir | |
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.jpg) Beetaloo Reservoir in 1924 | |
  Location of Beetaloo Reservoir in South Australia | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | South Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°11′20″S 138°12′54″E / 33.189°S 138.215°E |
| Purpose | Water supply |
| Status | Unused |
| Construction began | February 28, 1887[1] |
| Opening date | November 1890 |
| Owner(s) | SA Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height (foundation) | 119 feet (36 m)[1] |
| Length | 590 feet (180 m) |
| Width (crest) | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Width (base) | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Dam volume | 60,000 cubic yards (46,000 m3) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Beetaloo Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 3.18 gigalitres (700,000,000 imp gal) |
| Catchment area | 11,895 acres (4,814 ha) |
| Surface area | 88 acres (36 ha) |
| Maximum length | 1.25 miles (2.01 km) |
The Beetaloo Reservoir is a currently unused reservoir in the southern
Port Pirie in the Mid North region of South Australia
.
The Beetaloo Reservoir no longer supplies drinking water and is kept as a reserve for a major outage on the
.The reservoir is in the traditional lands of the
Nukunu people. The public lookout displays an artwork by Nukunu artist Jessica Turner titled Wobma. It shows the cultural and spiritual relationship the Nukunu people have with land and water in the Spencer Gulf and Southern Flinders Ranges.[3]
Construction of the dam was part of a larger project that also included the excavation of storage reservoirs at
Hummocks Range and Paskeville on the plateau at the top of Yorke Peninsula, and the pipes to supply them.[1]
The dam is sufficiently higher than Barunga that a pumping station is not required, and Barunga is higher than Paskeville.
References
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- ^ Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser. Vol. XIX, no. 1641. South Australia. 14 November 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Beetaloo Reservoir Reserve". SA Water. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Beetaloo beauty celebrates local connection to culture". SA Water. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.