Middle River Reservoir
Dam in Middle River, South Australia
35°43′08″S 137°05′46″E / 35.719°S 137.096°E / -35.719; 137.096The Middle River Reservoir is located on the north of Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is situated on the Middle River and has a catchment of approximately 101 square kilometres (39 sq mi).[2]
Construction of Middle River Reservoir was started in response to a doubling of the population on Kangaroo Island following the Second World War.[3] The reservoir supplies water to Kingscote, Brownlow KI and Parndana.[2]
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References
- ^ "Search result for "Middle River Dam (Dam)" (Record no. SA0044610) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e SA Water's Long Term Plan for Kangaroo Island (Including the Middle River and Penneshaw Water Supply Systems) (PDF). South Australian Water Corporation. 2009. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Middle River Reservoir". South Australian Water Corporation. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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Reservoirs in South Australia
- Barossa
- Clarendon
- Happy Valley
- Hope Valley
- Kangaroo Creek
- Little Para
- Millbrook
- Mount Bold
- Myponga
- South Para
- Thorndon Park
- Warren
- Aroona Dam
- Baroota
- Beetaloo
- Bundaleer
- Blue Lake
- Hindmarsh Valley
- Middle River
- Tod
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