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supported on an eight legged, H section, steel girder riveted frame, with horizontal and diagonal bracing. The top of the reservoir is reached by a stairway up the inside of the frame, with a walkway at the top of the frame (attached by triangular riveted plates) and a stairway to the roof of the reservoir. The whole structure is a fine example of riveted steel design and technology, surviving intact for more than 85 years. It is a prominent local landmark. Standard features include: davit, trigonometric station, access stairway,
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the variety of reservoir construction techniques used by the MWS & DB, the engineering expertise available to the Board as well as the growth in demand in the
Northern Suburbs from 1898 onwards, now more than 100 years of growth. Wahroonga reservoirs have played a major role in the supply of water to the Northern Suburbs.
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As at 7 September 2016, Wahroonga
Reservoir (Elevated) WS 124 is an unusual and unique reservoir in the Sydney Water Supply System. The whole structure is a fine example of riveted steel design and technology, surviving intact. It is a distinct local landmark. The reservoirs at Wahroonga demonstrate
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Directly opposite the site containing
Reservoir (Elevated) WS 124, on the corner of Woonona Avenue and the Pacific Highway, is a large building with high brick walls, the "Woonona Avenue" site referred to in the heritage document. No indication of its purpose is given on the outside of the building.
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The
Reservoir (Elevated) WS 124), situated at 1678 Pacific Highway, is an unusual and unique reservoir in the Sydney Water Supply System. It has a cylindrical elevated riveted steel tank, with an original roof and a spherical or rounded base, all constructed in riveted steel plate. The reservoir is
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With increasing population of the North Shore, brought about by the construction of the railway, new storage reservoirs were required. The tanks, originally at North Sydney, were transferred to
Wahroonga in 1896. A steam powered pumping station was erected at Chatswood in 1895 for the supply of
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A Pumping
Station was erected at Wahroonga for the elevated tank (Wahroonga Reservoir (Elevated) WS 124 in 1935. New mains were constructed from Ryde to Wahroonga in 1937 for the new reservoir (Wahroonga Reservoir No. 3 WS 125), with connection to Pymble.
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The reservoirs at
Wahroonga demonstrate the growth in demand in the Northern Suburbs from 1898 onwards, now more than 100 years of growth. Wahroonga reservoirs have played a major role in the supply of water to the Northern Suburbs.
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The reservoirs at
Wahroonga demonstrate the variety of reservoir construction techniques used by the MWS & DB, the engineering expertise available to the Board. They are a prominent landmark in the area.
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The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.
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Wahroonga. A new steel surface reservoir was constructed at Wahroonga in 1898 (Wahroonga Reservoir No. 1 WS 123).
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The full service level is 237 metres (778 ft) and the capacity of the reservoir is 1.1 megalitres (39
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Significant plantings at 1678 Pacific Highway include: cypress, jacaranda and Illawarra flame tree.
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The design and construction of this reservoir are not repeated in the Sydney Water system.
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It probably houses the "pumping station" referred to in the History section, above.
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to connect to former. Wahroonga Reservoir (Elevated) WS 0124 was erected in 1915.
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on 18 November 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
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Wahroonga reservoirs : Conservation management plan
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Wahroonga Reservoir, 1678 Pacific Highway, Wahroonga
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1060:Double Bay Compressed Air Ejector Station
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235:Location of Wahroonga Reservoir in Sydney
685:Wahroonga Reservoir (Elevated) (WS 0124)
617:Department of Planning & Environment
279:Wahroonga Reservoir (Elevated) (WS 0124)
154:Wahroonga Reservoir (Elevated) (WS 0124)
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277:in 1915. It is also known as
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1462:Energy & Water Ombudsman
698:, accessed on 2 June 2018.
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666:Sydney Water Heritage Study
281:. The property is owned by
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1557:Mosman Bay Sewage Aqueduct
1490:Sydney Catchment Authority
1070:Western Outfall Main Sewer
893:other water infrastructure
257:and Woonona Avenue in the
186:Water Supply Reservoir/Dam
1403:Sydney Desalination Plant
1055:Bondi Ocean Outfall Sewer
772:Centennial Park Reservoir
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1608:Dams in New South Wales
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833:Prospect Hill Reservoir
445:Modifications and dates
309:Northern Suburbs supply
1297:Snowy Mountains Scheme
782:Crown Street Reservoir
296:. It was added to the
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1065:Middle Harbour Syphon
300:on 18 November 1999.
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249:is a heritage-listed
1603:Reservoirs in Sydney
1562:Paddington Reservoir
1048:Other infrastructure
855:Wahroonga Reservoirs
787:Penshurst Reservoirs
777:Chatswood Reservoirs
533:at Wikimedia Commons
353:Ryde Pumping Station
331:Paddington Reservoir
86:33.7193°S 151.1141°E
48:and Woonona Avenue,
1414:government agencies
1396:Other water sources
1207:Happy Jacks Pondage
874:Woollahra Reservoir
869:Waverley Reservoirs
802:Upper Nepean Scheme
792:Petersham Reservoir
767:Bankstown Reservoir
531:Wahroonga Reservoir
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267:Ku-ring-gai Council
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24:Wahroonga Reservoir
1502:Boothtown Aqueduct
843:Upper Canal System
828:Prospect Reservoir
762:Ashfield Reservoir
369:pair of reservoirs
175:Reference no.
91:-33.7193; 151.1141
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