Kangaroo Creek Reservoir
| Kangaroo Creek Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Reservoir spillway overflowing in November 2005 | |
  Kangaroo Creek Reservoir | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°52′S 138°46′E / 34.867°S 138.767°ECoordinates: 34°52′S 138°46′E / 34.867°S 138.767°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | River Torrens, Kangaroo Creek |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 19,160 megalitres (15,530 acre⋅ft) |
Kangaroo Creek Reservoir is a 19,160 megalitres (677×106 cu ft) artificial water storage reservoir in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It was built from 1966 to 1969, by damming the River Torrens west of Cudlee Creek. The stored water is used to maintain the Hope Valley Reservoir's level via discharge through the Torrens. Water is held back by a 131 metres (430 ft) long, 65 m (213 ft) high concrete clad, rock filled dam wall.[1]
It is named after Kangaroo Creek, a tributary of the Torrens with a 18 km2 (7 sq mi) drainage basin, which enters the reservoir on its southern side.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Kangaroo Creek Reservoir". SA Water. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Middle Torrens Catchments: Natural Resources Management Plan" (PDF). Torrens Catchment Water Management Board. April 2001. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
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