Hyden Humps Dam
Hyden Humps Dam is situated approximately twenty kilometres north of Hyden, Western Australia.
Water
The dam is filled with rainwater runoff which is channeled off the Humps mountain.
Characteristics
The water source is now only used as a backup supply after the completion of the Great Southern scheme where water is piped through the wheatbelt region from the Harris River Dam.
See also
References
- Serventy, Vincent. Article on The Humps, a rock formation near Hyden W.A. Naturalist Vol. 3, No. 6, 1952. also at Research Note 552 - Battye Library.
External links
- The dam site can be seen on this map. Google Maps
- Dam storage level
Coordinates: 32°19′08″S 118°57′27″E / 32.31876°S 118.95756°E
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