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Serpentine Dam (Western Australia)

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Opening date
  
1961

Creates
  
Reservoir

Height
  
55 m

Width (base)
  
350.5 m (1,150 ft)

Surface area
  
10.67 km (6.63 mi)

Catchment area
  
664 km²

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Location
  
Serpentine, WA, Australia

Total capacity
  
137,700,000 m (4.86×10 cu ft)

Similar
  
Serpentine National Park, Serpentine Pipehead Dam, Canning Dam, Churchman Brook Dam, Mundaring Weir

The Serpentine Dam is one of the major water supply dams for Perth, Western Australia. The dam is used to store water which is released at a controlled rate to regulate the level in Serpentine Pipehead Dam, which in turn feeds water to the metropolitan trunk main network depending on demand. Construction of the dam was completed in 1961.

Map of Serpentine Dam, Western Australia, Australia

References

Serpentine Dam (Western Australia) Wikipedia