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Barossa Reservoir [B 11404] • Photograph

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Summary

Barossa Reservoir was built between 1899 and 1902 to supply water to Gawler. The thin arch of the retaining wall curved against the pressure of the water and was thought radical at the time. Today the dam is notabled for its parabola effect (whispering wall) Large stones and old tram rails were used to strenghten the dam wall

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Physical description

Photograph; 28.1 cm x 19.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1907

Collection

Part of Barossa Collection

Subject

Reservoirs -- South Australia -- Barossa Valley

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Digitisation information

Date

20/10/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,039 x 2,890 pixels (11.7 MP)

Size

35.05 MB

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