Serpentine Pipehead Dam
| Serpentine Pipehead Dam | |
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The dam wall in 2014 | |
Serpentine Pipehead Dam Location of the dam in Western Australia | |
Interactive map of Serpentine Pipehead Dam | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Jarrahdale, Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°22′26″S 116°03′31″E / 32.37389°S 116.05861°E |
| Purpose | Water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1950 |
| Opening date | 1957 |
| Built by | Metropolitan Water Authority, Perth |
| Operator | Water Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity and embankment dam |
| Impounds | Serpentine River |
| Height (foundation) | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Length | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Dam volume | 15×103 m3 (530×103 cu ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 685 m3/s (24,200 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 3,140 ML (2,550 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 692 km2 (267 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 28 ha (69 acres) |
| Normal elevation | 166 m (545 ft) AHD |
The Serpentine Pipehead Dam is an earth-filled embankment and concrete gravity dam across the Serpentine River, in Western Australia. Established in 1957, the dam is connected with the Serpentine Dam and together they supplement the supply of potable water for Water Corporation to provide to greater metropolitan Perth.
Overview
The dam is 16 metres (52 ft) high and 148 metres (486 ft) long. The resultant 3,140-megalitre (2,550 acre⋅ft) reservoir draws from a 692 km2 (267 sq mi) catchment area.[1]
The dam is also used to store water from the Dandalup scheme whereby water can be pumped or gravity transferred back into the Serpentine Pipehead Dam. The dam site also contains a water treatment plant and picnic area. The pipehead dam is 7 km (4.3 mi) upstream from Serpentine Falls and was constructed using 5,000 cubic metres (180,000 cu ft) of concrete and 10,000 cubic metres (350,000 cu ft) of earth.[2]
Gallery
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The reservoir
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Down river of the dam wall
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Banks of the reservoir with the dam wall
See also
References
- ^ "Register of Large Dams Australia-2015" (Excel. Requires download. Row 449). ANCOLD. January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Serpentine Dam facilities brochure" (PDF). Water Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2012.
External links
Media related to Serpentine Pipehead Dam at Wikimedia Commons