Orange Grove, Western Australia

Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Gosnells.

Orange Grove
PerthWestern Australia
Bickley Dam and Reservoir panorama
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Coordinates32°01′19″S 116°01′37″E / 32.022°S 116.027°E / -32.022; 116.027
Population726 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6109
LGA(s)City of Gosnells
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Burt
Suburbs around Orange Grove:
Wattle Grove Forrestfield Lesmurdie
Kenwick Orange Grove Carmel
Maddington Martin Canning Mills

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.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Orange Grove (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ Bickley Reservoir Catchment Area Drinking Water Source Protection Plan Water Resource Protection Report Series. REPORT NO.61 JUNE 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2007.

External links edit

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