Middle River Reservoir | |
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Location | Middle River, South Australia[1] |
Coordinates | 35°43′08″S 137°05′46″E / 35.719°S 137.096°E |
Opening date | 1968[2] |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 540 Ml[2] |
Catchment area | Middle River[2] |
Surface area | 11 hectares (27 acres) |
The Middle River Reservoir is located on the north of Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is situated on the Middle River and has a catchment of approximately 101 square kilometres (39 sq mi).[2]
Construction of Middle River Reservoir was started in response to a doubling of the population on Kangaroo Island following the Second World War.[3] The reservoir supplies water to Kingscote, Brownlow KI and Parndana.[2]