Churchman Brook Dam

Churchman Brook Dam
The dam wall and spillway
The reservoir.

Churchman Brook Dam, is an earthfill embankment dam situated approximately 30km south east of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Armadale. The reservoir is a water source for Perth.

It has a capacity of 2.24 million kilolitres for a catchment area of 16 square kilometres.[1]

Construction of the dam completed in 1929; the resident engineer was Sir Russell John Dumas.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Watercorporation facilities brochure
  2. ^ Dumas, Sir Russell John (1887 - 1975)

External links

Coordinates: 32°9′0.4″S 116°4′40.5″E / 32.150111°S 116.077917°E / -32.150111; 116.077917


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