Araluen Pumpback Dam
| Araluen Pumpback Dam | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Araluen Pumpback Dam | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Roleystone, City of Armadale, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°07′33″S 116°06′18″E / 32.1259°S 116.1049°E |
| Purpose | Water storage |
| Status | Completed |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Canning River |
The Araluen Pumpback Dam is a minor dam that crosses the Canning River, near Roleystone, in the City of Armadale, on the Darling Ranges in Western Australia.
Water stored in the dam can be pumped back into Canning Dam where the water is treated and distributed through the metropolitan trunk main distribution system.[1][2][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Stone, R. R. (October 1987). Next Major Public Water Supply Source for Perth (post 1992) (PDF). Water Resources Directorate, Water Resources Planning Branch. Water Authority of Western Australia. Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). ISBN 0-7309-1734-7. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Storey, A. W.; Edward, D. H.; Gazey, P. (1991). "Recovery of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages Downstream of the Canning Dam, Western Australia" (PDF). Regulated Rivers: Research and Management. 6: 213–224. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Department of Water (June 2007). "Canning River Catchment Area Drinking Water Source Protection Plan, Integrated Water Supply System, Report No. 77" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. Water Resource Protection Series. ISSN 1326-7442. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Department of Water (November 2010). Ecological study of the lower Canning River environmental water releases (below Canning Dam to Kent Street Weir) (PDF). Water Science Technical Series. Government of Western Australia. ISBN 978-1-921789-41-0. ISSN 1836-2877. Retrieved 3 September 2018.