Mundaring Weir

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dam reservoir

Mundaring Weir is a historic dam and reservoir in Western Australia that forms a key part of Perth’s water supply and the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mundaring Weir canonical	2
C. Y. O'Connor memorial at Mundaring Weir	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dam ⓘ reservoir ⓘ
category	Dams in Western Australia ⓘ Heritage places in Western Australia ⓘ Reservoirs in Western Australia ⓘ
constructionMaterial	concrete gravity dam with masonry elements ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1898 ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
designedBy	C. Y. O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation	about 195 metres above sea level ⓘ
engineeringSignificance	major example of early long-distance water supply engineering ⓘ
feeds	Goldfields pipeline NERFINISHED ⓘ
formsReservoir	Mundaring Weir Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFacility	lookout points ⓘ picnic areas ⓘ walking trails ⓘ
hasMuseum	No. 1 Pump Station Museum (nearby, related to Goldfields Water Supply Scheme) NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed on the Register of the National Estate (historic listing) ⓘ listed on the State Register of Heritage Places (Western Australia) ⓘ
historicSignificance	key component of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme ⓘ major early 20th-century public works project in Western Australia ⓘ
locatedIn	Perth Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Shire of Mundaring NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Mundaring, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	Water Corporation of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
modification	raised in height during the 1950s ⓘ subject to later upgrades for capacity and safety ⓘ
namedAfter	town of Mundaring ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Beelu National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mundaring Weir Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mundaring Weir Road scenic drive NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialOpeningDate	1903-03-22 ⓘ
openedBy	Sir John Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ
openingDate	1903 ⓘ
operator	Water Corporation of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	Government of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Goldfields Water Supply Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	flood control ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ potable water supply ⓘ
state	Western Australia ⓘ
suppliesWaterTo	Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
watercourse	Helena River NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Charlotte Reservoir → connectedTo → Mundaring Weir ⓘ

C. Y. O'Connor → notableWork → Mundaring Weir ⓘ

C. Y. O'Connor → hasMemorial → Mundaring Weir ⓘ

this entity surface form: C. Y. O'Connor memorial at Mundaring Weir