Bundaleer Aquaduct - Spalding, South Australia
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froghoppin
S 33° 26.523 E 138° 31.958
54H E 270636 N 6296982
An impressive heritage listed piece of our water engineering history to provide water from the reservoir to the farming communities on Yorke Peninsula
Waymark Code: WMFP6Z
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 11/12/2012
Views: 25
We discovered this aquaduct while hiking the long distance Heysen walking trail,although you can reach it by road as well.
History (c/- SA Gov. Heritage survey):
"The Bundaleer Reservoir is a water supply scheme built to provide water to the settled districts north of the Yorke Peninsula. The system includes the main earth walled reservoir in a valley 5km north of the junction of Bundaleer Creek with the Broughton River. Described as 'one of the seven engineering wonders of Australia', the construction of this vast scheme commenced in 1898 and was completed in 1902 at a cost of £483,600 during which time 500 men were employed. The scheme also provided employment during the 1890s Depression. It was constructed by an earth bank being built across the creek. Channels totalling over 30km were constructed which fed into the Reservoir by gravity. The reservoir still functions although it is supplemented by piped River Murray water from Morgan to Whyalla.
When was it built?: 01/01/1898
Related website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
To log a waymark in this category visit it and share your thoughts about the visit. It would be nice to also see photos of the aqueduct.