Ord River irrigation scheme
E938350
The Ord River irrigation scheme is a major agricultural development in northern Western Australia that harnesses the Ord River’s water through dams and channels to support large-scale irrigated farming around Kununurra.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ord River Irrigation Scheme | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural development project
ⓘ
irrigation scheme ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Kimberley traditional owners ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiverSystem | Ord River catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Australian Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole | major contributor to East Kimberley agriculture ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
altered flow regime of the Ord River
ⓘ
creation of Lake Argyle wetland habitat ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ord Irrigation Cooperative
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyTown |
Kununurra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wyndham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Kimberley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kununurra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
chia
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ fodder crops ⓘ mangoes ⓘ melons ⓘ sandalwood plantations ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of Australia’s largest irrigation schemes by potential area ⓘ |
| phase |
Ord Stage 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ord Stage 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningStartDate | 1940s ⓘ |
| purpose |
intensive crop production
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irrigated agriculture ⓘ regional economic development ⓘ |
| regionClimate | tropical monsoonal ⓘ |
| riverUsed | Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stage1AreaIrrigated | approximately 14,000 hectares ⓘ |
| stage2AreaIrrigated | approximately 7,400 hectares ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
broadacre cropping
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horticulture ⓘ large-scale irrigated farming ⓘ pasture production ⓘ seed production ⓘ |
| totalPotentialIrrigableArea | over 70,000 hectares ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructure |
Diversion Dam at Kununurra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Argyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ord River Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ network of irrigation channels ⓘ pumping stations ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Lake Argyle
NERFINISHED
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Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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