Hope Valley Reservoir
Hope Valley Reservoir is located in South Australia
Hope Valley Reservoir
Hope Valley Reservoir
LocationSouth Australia
Coordinates34°51′S 138°41′E / 34.850°S 138.683°E / -34.850; 138.683
Lake typereservoir
Basin countriesAustralia
Built1873
Surface area0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Water volume2.84 GL (100×10^6 cu ft)

The Hope Valley Reservoir is a 2,840 megalitres (100×10^6 cu ft) 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]

In December 2020, the reservoir was opened to the public for the first time for activities including walking, running, cycling and picnicking.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Water Storage (Reservoirs)". SA Water. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. 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 4 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. ^ "South Australia's Hope Valley Reservoir now open to the public - Australasian Leisure Management". www.ausleisure.com.au. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.


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