The Beetaloo Reservoir no longer supplies drinking water and is kept as a reserve for a major outage on the Morgan-Whyalla pipeline and as a recreation and fishing reserve.[2] It was built between 1886 and 1890 as a source for water to supply Yorke Peninsula. It has a capacity of 3.18 gigalitres (112,000,000 cu ft).[2] When it was built, Beetaloo Dam was considered the largest concrete dam in the southern hemisphere. It is now the smallest of SA Water's 16 reservoirs in South Australia.[3] At the time of its construction, Yorke Peninsula was a developing agricultural base, as well as copper mining and smelting industry in the Copper Triangle area around Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta.
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 Barunga in the northern 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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beetaloo Reservoir.
^ abc"The Beetaloo Dam". Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser. Vol. XIX, no. 1641. South Australia. 14 November 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ab"Beetaloo Reservoir Reserve". SA Water. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ ab"Beetaloo beauty celebrates local connection to culture". SA Water. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
January 01, 1970
beetaloo, reservoir, currently, unused, reservoir, southern, flinders, ranges, locality, beetaloo, valley, hills, east, port, pirie, north, region, south, australia, 1924location, south, australiacountryaustralialocationsouth, australiacoordinates33, 215purpos. The Beetaloo Reservoir is a currently unused reservoir in the southern Flinders Ranges locality of Beetaloo Valley in the hills east of Port Pirie in the Mid North region of South Australia Beetaloo ReservoirBeetaloo Reservoir in 1924Location of Beetaloo Reservoir in South AustraliaCountryAustraliaLocationSouth AustraliaCoordinates33 11 20 S 138 12 54 E 33 189 S 138 215 E 33 189 138 215PurposeWater supplyStatusUnusedConstruction beganFebruary 28 1887 1887 02 28 1 Opening dateNovember 1890Owner s SA WaterDam and spillwaysHeight foundation 119 feet 36 m 1 Length590 feet 180 m Width crest 14 feet 4 3 m Width base 110 feet 34 m Dam volume60 000 cubic yards 46 000 m3 ReservoirCreatesBeetaloo ReservoirTotal capacity3 18 gigalitres 700 000 000 imp gal Catchment area11 895 acres 4 814 ha Surface area88 acres 36 ha Maximum length1 25 miles 2 01 km The Beetaloo Reservoir no longer supplies drinking water and is kept as a reserve for a major outage on the Morgan Whyalla pipeline and as a recreation and fishing reserve 2 It was built between 1886 and 1890 as a source for water to supply Yorke Peninsula It has a capacity of 3 18 gigalitres 112 000 000 cu ft 2 When it was built Beetaloo Dam was considered the largest concrete dam in the southern hemisphere It is now the smallest of SA Water s 16 reservoirs in South Australia 3 At the time of its construction Yorke Peninsula was a developing agricultural base as well as copper mining and smelting industry in the Copper Triangle area around Kadina Wallaroo and Moonta 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 Barunga in the northern 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 edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beetaloo Reservoir a b c The Beetaloo Dam 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beetaloo Reservoir amp oldid 1039969072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
