Hope Valley Reservoir

Hope Valley Reservoir
Location South Australia
Coordinates 34°51′S 138°41′E / 34.850°S 138.683°E / -34.850; 138.683Coordinates: 34°51′S 138°41′E / 34.850°S 138.683°E / -34.850; 138.683
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Water volume 2.84 GL (100×10^6 cu ft)

The Hope Valley Reservoir is a 2.84-gigalitre (620-million-imperial- or 750-million-US-gallon) service reservoir in Hope Valley, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.[1]

When completed in 1873 it was the second reservoir constructed in Adelaide; it is the oldest still in use in South Australia.[2] It covers 52 hectares (128 acres) and is retained behind a 950-metre (3,117 ft) long clay-cored earth wall. Water is transferred from the River Torrens via a tunnel and aqueduct. The river is also used to transfer water from the Kangaroo Creek and Millbrook reservoirs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Water Storage (Reservoirs)". SA Water. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. Public Works Committee (August 2000). "Hope Valley Reservoir rehabilitation project (final report)" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-04. Retrieved 12 January 2010.


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