17 Mile Dam

Dam in Western Australia August 2024 March 2014 Seventeen Mile Dam -18.0510 124.3095 dms type:landmark_region:AU-WA inline,title Australia Camballin, Western Australia 1957 1983 Public Works Department of Western Australia Uralla Creek Seventeen Mile Dam is a dam on the Uralla Creek in the north-west of Western Australia. It was constructed as part of the Camballin Irrigation Scheme by the Public Works Department of Western Australia in 1957. It was abandoned in 1983. History The Seventeen Mile Dam was constructed in 1957 along with the Fitzroy River Barrage and numerous irrigation channels as part of the Camballin Irrigation Scheme in response to the feasibility of commercial rice production following a good crop from 32 ha in 1955 by the Northern Developments Pty. Ltd., a company incorporated in Sydney who in 1952 began small scale rice production in the area.Department of Agricultural - Camballin Irrigation Area - A summary of Cropping and Pasture Studies 1958-197017 July 1970 $2,000m development in minerals http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110332573 21 July 2023 The Canberra Times Australian Capital Territory, Australia 13 National Library of Australia 44 12,676 The Fitzroy River Barrage diverted water from the Fitzroy River to Uralla Creek which then flowed in the opposite direction of its natural flow, up to be stored in the artificial lake at Seventeen Mile Dam.Wyatt, J. D A preliminary investigation of the proposed Fitzroy River barrage site https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16346157 20 June 2023 1963Kirby, Greg Fitzroy River barrage fishway scoping study 2009 http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/159562315 Environs Kimberley Inc Morgan, David Thorburn, Dean 7 April 2012 The dam is particularly shallow and was designed to hold 5400000 m3 of water. The dam was severely damaged by flood waters in January 1958 and again in January 1959. The consistent problems associated with flooding in the area plagued the scheme which damaged infrastructure and crops and led to its abandonment in 1983. One employee died during a large flood after the boat he was in was swept over the spillway leaving the surviving employee to run the seventeen miles back to town to raise the alarm. July 2009 References External links Sat picture of dam site Category:Kimberley (Western Australia) Category:Dams completed in 1957 Category:1957 establishments in Australia Category:Dams in Western Australia