Churchman Brook Dam

Churchman Brook Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam approximately 30 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Armadale. The reservoir is a water source for Perth.

Churchman Brook Dam
The dam and the spillway
Location	Bedfordale, City of Armadale, Western Australia
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam
Height (foundation)	26m
Length	231m
Reservoir
Total capacity	2.24 gigalitres
Maximum length	1.4km
Western Australia Heritage Register
Official name	Churchman Brook Dam
Type	City of Armadale Municipal Inventory
Designated	1 December 2008
Reference no.	18961

Churchman Brook Dam Lake

It has a capacity of 2.24 gigalitres (79 million cubic feet) for a catchment area of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi).^[1]

The creation of the dam was announced in March 1923 by Premier James Mitchell. Along with Canning Dam and Wungong Dam, it formed part of the Hills Water Supply Scheme which was intended to rectify severe water shortages in metropolitan Perth. Its capacity was initially estimated at 595 million gallons.^[2]

Construction of the dam commenced in 1923 and was completed in 1929; the resident engineer was Sir Russell John Dumas.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

The dam is on the City of Armadale's heritage list, having been registered on 1 December 2008.^[9]

See also

• Darling Scarp
• List of reservoirs and dams in Australia