Local Government
Mt Marshall
Region
Wheatbelt
Bencubbin-Trayning Rd 15km S of Bencubbin
Mt Marshall
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1929
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 20 Feb 1996 | ||
A large dam, part of a scheme which also includes Barbalin Rock, with diversion walls directing the water into the catchment are. Important source of water for inhabitants because of the low rainfall of the district. One of the earliest provisions of water by the Water Authority in the shire and the only one of it's type.
Rock fill embankment retaining wall with cement and rock spillway across opening of a natural watercourse from Waddouring Hill (344m high mostly rock). Diversion walls around this rock, constructed of cement and stones, to direct rainfall into the dam catchment.
Integrity: Intact
Very Good
Other Built Type
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| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Reservoir or Dam |
| Present Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Reservoir or Dam |
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| Wall | CONCRETE | Other Concrete |
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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