Glenelg weir |
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Title : | Glenelg weir |
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Creator : | Woolley, Toby, photographer | ||
Source : | B 70334/21 | ||
Date of creation : | 1998 | ||
Format : | Photograph | ||
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Copyright : | This item is reproduced courtesy of Toby Woolley. It may be printed or saved for research or study. Use for any other purpose requires written permission from Toby Woolley and the State Library of South Australia. To request approval, complete the Permission to publish form. |
Description : |
The weir and lock on the Patawalonga at Glenelg. The weir was built in 1960 to control tidal flooding and to create a recreational lake. Up until then stormwater flowed directly into the Gulf at the mouth of 'The Pat' which was a coastal estuary, subject to the ebb and flow of tidal movements. Upstream from the lock there is an extensive marina, and adjacent to Anderson Avenue a kayaking club has its headquarters. These in part fulfil the aims of recreational use of the Patawalonga. Pelicans frequent the area. |
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Period : | 1980-2000 |
Place : | Glenelg |
Region : | Adelaide metropolitan area |
Further reading : | Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Board. Patawalonga catchment water management plan 2002-2007 : draft, Adelaide: The Board, 2001 |
Internet links : | Patawalonga Lake System : Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation website Rivers and catchments : Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation website Impacts of urbanisation on streams and coastal waters : Environmental Protection Authority website Waterwatch : KESAB website |