Kangaroo Creek Reservoir

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lake_name = Kangaroo Creek Reservoir
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location = South Australia
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type = reservoir
inflow = River Torrens, Kangaroo Creek
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basin_countries = Australia
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area = 1.03 km²
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volume = 19,160 megalitres
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Kangaroo Creek Reservoir is a 19,160 Megalitre artificial water storage reservoir in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It was built from 1966 to 1969, by damming the River Torrens east of Cudlee Creek. The stored water is used to maintain the Hope Valley Reservoir's level via discharge through the Torrens. Water is held back by a convert|131|m|ft|0 long, convert|65|m|ft|0|abbr=on high concrete clad, rock filled dam wall. [cite web|url=http://www.sawater.com.au/SAWater/Education/OurWaterSystems/Water+Storage+(Reservoirs).htm|title=Water Storage (Reservoirs)|date=2004|publisher=SA Water|accessdate=2008-09-02]

It is named after Kangaroo Creek, a tributary of the Torrens with a convert|18|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on watershed, which enters the reservoir on its southern side. [cite web|url=http://www.midtorrens.com.au/pdfs/Section%201.pdf|title=Middle Torrens Catchments: Natural Resources Management Plan|date=April 2001|publisher=Torrens Catchment Water Management Board|accessdate=2008-09-02]

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