Canning Dam

Canning Dam

Canning Dam is a major water source for the city of Perth, Western Australia. It is situated on the Darling Scarp and acts as an impediment to the natural flow of the Canning River.

Construction of Canning Dam began in 1933 following the Great Depression.

The Dam is connected to Perth's Integrated Water Supply Scheme by the Canning Tunnel. Prior to its opening in 1975 water flowed through a the Canning Contour Channel to Gosnells.

Since the completion of Perth's new sea water desalination plant, Canning Dam is also able to be used as a storage reservoir for the excess water from the plant. The water can be pumped from the plant through the new Forrestdale Pumping Station to top up the dam.

ee also

*List of reservoirs and dams in Australia

Further reading

* Pyke, L.H. 2002. "The Yard" : water supply technology adaptation over the century " "Heritage report, as requested, for the Armadale-Kelmscott Historical Society, History House, Armadale, Western Australia"

External links

* [http://www.watercorporation.com.au/_files/PublicationsRegister/12/canning.pdf Canning Dam facilities brochure]
* [http://www.watercorporation.com.au/d/dams_storagedetail.cfm?id=11933 Dam storage level]
* [http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/C%20-%20A-D/03709%20CC%20Channel%20%28P-AD%29.PDF Canning Contour Channel history]


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