Churchman Brook Dam

Churchman Brook Dam is an earthfill embankment dam approximately 30 kilometres (20 mi) south east of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Armadale. The reservoir is a water source for Perth.

The dam wall and spillway.
The reservoir.

It has a capacity of 2.24 gigalitres (79 million cubic feet) for a catchment area of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi).[1]

Construction of the dam commenced in 1923 and was completed in 1929; the resident engineer was Sir Russell John Dumas.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. Churchman Brook Dam, Watercorporation facilities brochure Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback MachineArchived
  2. Dumas, Sir Russell John (1887 - 1975), Australian Dictionary of Biography
  3. "METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY". The West Australian. XXXIX (6, 694). Western Australia. 7 November 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...The first section — the construction of a dam at Churchman's Brook — has been approved; operations, on the site will commence next week...
  4. "WATER SUPPLY.:A New Reservoir.:Work at Churchman's Brook". The West Australian. XL (6, 842). Western Australia. 30 April 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "CHURCHMAN'S BROOK DAM: AUGMENTING THE SUMMER SUPPLY: Work being pushed aheadS". Sunday Times (Perth) (1376). Western Australia. 25 May 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "An Interesting Series of Pictures of Churchman's Brook Reservoir". Sunday Times (Perth) (1376). Western Australia. 25 May 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "CHURCHMAN'S BROOK DAM.:Heavy Cost". The West Australian. XLIV (7, 985). Western Australia. 18 January 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.


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