Serpentine Pipehead Dam
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The Serpentine Pipehead Dam was constructed to use the Serpentine River
, in Western Australia
, to convey water from Serpentine Dam
to the interconnection with the Metropolitan trunk main network. The dam is also used to store water from the Dandalup scheme whereby water can be pumped or gravity transferred back into Serpentine pipehead dam. The dam site also contains a state-of-the-art water treatment plant and a beautiful picnic area. The pipehead dam is 7 km upstream from Serpentine Falls and was constructed in the late 1950s and was opened in 1957. The dam utilized 5000 m³ of concrete and 10000 m³ of earth.
Serpentine River (Western Australia)
The Serpentine River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river rises in the Darling Scarp below Bowerling Hill and flows westward crossing Albany Highway North of North Bannister. The river continues North West through the Youarling State Forest then the Serpentine National...
, in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, to convey water from Serpentine Dam
Serpentine Dam
The Serpentine Dam is one of the major water supply dams for Perth, Western Australia. The dam is used to store water which is released at a controlled rate to regulate the level in Serpentine Pipehead Dam, which in turn feeds water to the metropolitan trunk main network depending on demand....
to the interconnection with the Metropolitan trunk main network. The dam is also used to store water from the Dandalup scheme whereby water can be pumped or gravity transferred back into Serpentine pipehead dam. The dam site also contains a state-of-the-art water treatment plant and a beautiful picnic area. The pipehead dam is 7 km upstream from Serpentine Falls and was constructed in the late 1950s and was opened in 1957. The dam utilized 5000 m³ of concrete and 10000 m³ of earth.