Orange Grove, Western Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Orange GrovePerth, Western Australia |
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Bickley Dam and Reservoir panorama
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Population | 747 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6109 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Gosnells | ||||||||||||||
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Federal Division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Gosnells.
Despite the name, Bickley Dam is situated within Orange Grove. It was constructed in 1921 on Bickley Brook, a tributary of the Canning River.
This created Bickley Reservoir, which has a capacity of 60 megalitres (16 million US gallons). It is a source of drinking water for the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) which services Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey and the Goldfields and Agricultural regions. It was used as a direct source of water for Perth until 1994. Since 1994, however, it has operated as a pumpback for Victoria Reservoir due to low pipeline pressure and poor water quality.
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