Toapin Dam. Quairading, Western Australia
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blingg
S 31° 58.748 E 117° 21.542
50J E 533920 N 6461821
Toapin Weir is an example of a reticulated water scheme from a rock catchment area.
Waymark Code: WMJB02
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 10/22/2013
Views: 3
The catchment area at Toapin Rock formed a natural basin, and it only needed the wall across the bottom to retain up to 4 million gallons of rain water and several hundred metres of stone wall to direct the water into the proposed dam .In 1912 a concrete wall 6m high by 70m long was constructed. It is 4m thick at the base and tapered to the top of the wall. Designed by Jonah Parker and built by D.W.Walker. the dam was constructed to supply the township of Dangin with a reticulated water supply as well as being a source of water for steam trains.
In 1934 the wall was raised another 2m and could hold 6 million gallons in order to service the nearby town of Quairading
Waterway where the dam is located: Toapin Rock
Main use of the Water Dam: Water Supply (Drinkable)
Material used in the structure: Concrete
Height of Dam: 8m
Fishing Allowed: no
Motor Sports Allowed: no
Date built: Not listed
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