Kangaroo Creek Reservoir
Kangaroo Creek Reservoir
The Kangaroo Creek dam was completed in 1969, increasing the storage capacity for the River Torrens and feeding into Millbrook reservoir. The dam has been upgraded to widen the spillway and raise and strengthen the wall. This helps manage major floods and increases the dam's ability to withstand earthquakes.
Water from Kangaroo Creek is released into the River Torrens to maintain the level in the Hope Valley Reservoir as required, with the water diverted at the Gorge Weir.
Capacity: 18.7 gigalitres
Public access: No, but there is a lookout on the roadside above which is open every day.
Upgrade works at Kangaroo Creek Dam were completed in 2019 to widen the spillway, and raise and strengthen the wall. This work has helped to manage major floods and increase the dam's ability to withstand earthquakes.
The footage above shows some of the exciting developments from the second, third and final stages of the project.
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| Capacity, volume and rainfall levels across reservoirs supplying metropolitan Adelaide, compared to last month last year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GL) | Volume this week (GL) | Volume this week (%) | Volume this week last year (GL) | Average Volume this month (GL) | Rainfall this week (mm) |
| 18.7 | 6.1 | 33 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 0.00 |
Major faults
Polkinghorns Rd
Arthurton
- 18/06/2020
Water Supply On
- 18/06/2020 03:05 PM - We are attending to an incident in Arthurton with no interruption to the water supply. The safety of our crews and customers comes first, and we always aim to minimise inconvenience by restoring services as quickly as we can. Reference Number WO: 07505663.
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Scheduled works
Spruance Rd
Elizabeth East
- 11/06/2021
Temporary Supply Interruption
- Estimated start time and water supply off: 15/06/2021 09:00 AM
Estimated restore time and water supply back on: 15/06/2021 04:00 PM
We’re improving your services and undertaking maintenance work in Elizabeth East. Sometimes our crews need to temporarily interrupt the water supply to our customers and/or manage traffic while they are working. Temporary traffic management may remain in place until reinstatement of the impacted road is complete. We always aim to minimise inconvenience by restoring services as safely and quickly as we can. - See all scheduled works
