Churchman Brook Dam

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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]

[edit] See also

• Darling Scarp
• List of reservoirs and dams in Australia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Churchman Brook Catchment Area Drinking Water Source Protection Plan – Integrated Water Supply System, Department of Water, Government of Western Australia, Water Resource Protection Series Report No. WRP 66.

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