Pekina reservoir before work was begun |
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| Title : | Pekina reservoir before work was begun |
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| Date of creation : | 1911 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 140 x 220 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
The site for a new reservoir at Pekina, near Orroroo. The reservoir was commissioned in 1911 with further work undertaken in 1914 to give a storage capacity of 1540 mega litres. It was estimated by the Lands Department that this volume of water could irrigate an area of 140 hectares for pasture and dairy use. |
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| Period : | 1884-1913 |
| Region : | Mid North |
| Further reading : | McQuade, C. V., Hartley, R.E.R., Young, G.J. Land use and erosion in the catchment of the Pekina Reservoir, South Australia, [Adelaide] : Division of Land Use and Protection, Dept. of Agriculture South Australia, [1981] No place like Pekina : a story of survival / researched by John Mannion ; written by John Mannion and Malcolm McKinnon ; with contributions from members of the Pekina community, past and present. [Pekina, S. Aust.] : Pekina 125 Committee, 1999 |
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