Knowledge (XXG)

South Para Reservoir

Source 📝

149: 378: 390: 414: 402: 364: 352: 133: 22: 156: 314:
The Reservoir is surrounded by nature reserve and has been a focus for two major revegetation projects, the first in the late 1950s when over 5000 trees and shrubs were planted, and the second as part of the
479: 377: 148: 447: 292:
system. The reservoir's large capacity of around 45,330 megalitres and its location in the catchment area mean that it only ever fills completely once in every five years.
299:
6.4 million, the reservoir took almost a decade to construct, between 1949 and 1958, due to a demand on resources in the post-war boom. The building of the historic
472: 322:
In 1979 the mutilated body of 17-year-old Alan Barnes was found after being dumped in the South Para Reservoir. His murder, one of the five cases known as
430: 191: 637: 465: 39: 389: 262: 105: 86: 632: 413: 401: 58: 627: 43: 363: 65: 316: 300: 351: 591: 72: 596: 32: 54: 520: 601: 510: 586: 550: 525: 515: 311:
was a key delay in South Para's construction; that pipeline today disperses water into the reservoir.
535: 285: 530: 79: 581: 323: 452: 576: 540: 500: 296: 555: 289: 281: 177: 505: 235: 621: 606: 223: 132: 304: 457: 21: 571: 206: 193: 277: 228: 308: 383:
Panoramic view of South Para Reservoir and its bushland surrounds.
461: 15: 564: 493: 261: 257: 249: 245: 234: 222: 183: 173: 125: 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 184: 473: 8: 155: 480: 466: 458: 122: 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 431:List of reservoirs and dams in Australia 373: 347: 288:, and the principal reservoir of the 7: 448:SA Water: Water Storage (Reservoirs) 44:adding citations to reliable sources 14: 412: 400: 388: 376: 362: 350: 154: 147: 131: 20: 253:4 km (1.5 sq mi) 248: 31:needs additional citations for 395:Water levels in September 2009 1: 638:Reservoirs in South Australia 488:Reservoirs in South Australia 317:South Australian Government's 172: 319:"Million Trees" initiative. 120:Reservoir in South Australia 453:ParksWeb: SA Water Reserves 307:to the water-short city of 654: 339:Type of wall: rolled fill 142: 130: 565:Regional South Australia 357:The Reservoir's spillway 301:Mannum–Adelaide pipeline 633:Dams in South Australia 628:Dams completed in 1958 336:Height of wall: 44.2 m 276:is the second largest 55:"South Para Reservoir" 333:Length of wall: 284 m 137:South Para Reservoir. 419:South Para Reservoir 407:South Para Reservoir 369:Bridge over spillway 286:Mount Bold Reservoir 274:South Para Reservoir 162:South Para Reservoir 126:South Para Reservoir 40:improve this article 330:Capacity: 45,330 ML 203: /  326:remains unsolved. 324:The Family Murders 207:34.697°S 138.861°E 615: 614: 271: 270: 116: 115: 108: 90: 645: 597:Hindmarsh Valley 482: 475: 468: 459: 416: 404: 392: 380: 366: 354: 290:South Para River 218: 217: 215: 214: 213: 212:-34.697; 138.861 208: 204: 201: 200: 199: 196: 186: 158: 157: 151: 135: 123: 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 653: 652: 648: 647: 646: 644: 643: 642: 618: 617: 616: 611: 560: 489: 486: 444: 439: 427: 420: 417: 408: 405: 396: 393: 384: 381: 370: 367: 358: 355: 346: 282:South Australia 238: countries 211: 209: 205: 202: 197: 194: 192: 190: 189: 178:South Australia 169: 168: 167: 166: 165: 164: 163: 159: 138: 121: 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 651: 649: 641: 640: 635: 630: 620: 619: 613: 612: 610: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 568: 566: 562: 561: 559: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 521:Kangaroo Creek 518: 513: 508: 503: 497: 495: 491: 490: 487: 485: 484: 477: 470: 462: 456: 455: 450: 443: 442:External links 440: 438: 435: 434: 433: 426: 423: 422: 421: 418: 411: 409: 406: 399: 397: 394: 387: 385: 382: 375: 372: 371: 368: 361: 359: 356: 349: 345: 342: 341: 340: 337: 334: 331: 269: 268: 265: 259: 258: 255: 254: 251: 247: 246: 243: 242: 239: 232: 231: 226: 220: 219: 187: 181: 180: 175: 171: 170: 161: 160: 153: 152: 146: 145: 144: 143: 140: 139: 136: 128: 127: 119: 114: 113: 96:September 2019 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 650: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 625: 623: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 569: 567: 563: 557: 554: 552: 551:Thorndon Park 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 498: 496: 494:Adelaide area 492: 483: 478: 476: 471: 469: 464: 463: 460: 454: 451: 449: 446: 445: 441: 436: 432: 429: 428: 424: 415: 410: 403: 398: 391: 386: 379: 374: 365: 360: 353: 348: 343: 338: 335: 332: 329: 328: 327: 325: 320: 318: 312: 310: 306: 302: 298: 293: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 267:Harman Island 266: 264: 260: 256: 252: 244: 240: 237: 233: 230: 227: 225: 221: 216: 188: 182: 179: 176: 150: 141: 134: 129: 124: 118: 110: 107: 99: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 602:Middle River 545: 511:Happy Valley 321: 313: 305:River Murray 294: 273: 272: 250:Surface area 117: 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 526:Little Para 516:Hope Valley 210: / 198:138°51′40″E 185:Coordinates 622:Categories 572:Aroona Dam 546:South Para 536:Mount Bold 437:References 195:34°41′49″S 66:newspapers 592:Blue Lake 587:Bundaleer 531:Millbrook 506:Clarendon 303:from the 284:, behind 278:reservoir 241:Australia 229:reservoir 582:Beetaloo 425:See also 309:Adelaide 295:Costing 174:Location 577:Baroota 541:Myponga 501:Barossa 344:Gallery 263:Islands 80:scholar 556:Warren 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  236:Basin 87:JSTOR 73:books 224:Type 59:news 607:Tod 297:A$ 280:in 42:by 624:: 481:e 474:t 467:v 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"South Para Reservoir"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

South Para Reservoir is located in South Australia
South Australia
34°41′49″S 138°51′40″E / 34.697°S 138.861°E / -34.697; 138.861
Type
reservoir
Basin
Islands
reservoir
South Australia
Mount Bold Reservoir
South Para River
A$
Mannum–Adelaide pipeline
River Murray
Adelaide
South Australian Government's
The Family Murders
The Reservoir's spillway

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.