17 Mile Dam

The Seventeen Mile Dam was constructed as part of the Camballin Irrigation Scheme by the Public Works Department of Western Australia.

It is now in a derelict state after years of floods have eroded its foundations. The dam was built across Uralla Creek, designed to hold water against its natural flow.

One employee died during a large flood after the boat he was in was swept over the spillway leaving the surviving employee to run the seventeen miles back to town to raise the alarm.^{[citation needed]}

The dam is particularly shallow and was designed to hold 5.4×10⁶ m³ of water. It was completed in 1957, built by the Public Works Department of Western Australia.

References

• Department of Agricultural - Camballin Irrigation Area - A summary of Cropping and Pasture Studies 1958-1970

External links

• Sat picture of dam site

Coordinates: 18°03′54″S 124°19′15″E / 18.0651°S 124.3209°E / -18.0651; 124.3209