Hyden Humps Dam is situated at the southern base of
The Humps
The Humps is a granite rock formation known as a "stepped bornhardt inselberg". It is located within The Humps Nature Reserve approximately east of Perth and north east of Hyden in the eastern wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
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, approximately north east of
Hyden and north of
Wave Rock
Wave Rock ( nys, Katter Kich) is a natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking Wind wave, ocean wave. The "wave" is about high and around long. It forms the north side of a solitary hill, which is known as "Hyden Rock". This ...
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Water
The dam is filled with rainwater runoff which is channeled off the Humps mountain.
Characteristics
The water source is now only used as a backup supply after the completion of the Great Southern scheme where water is piped through the
wheatbelt region from the
Harris River Dam
Harris may refer to:
Places Canada
* Harris, Ontario
* Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine)
* Harris, Saskatchewan
* Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan
Scotland
* Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle ...
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See also
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List of reservoirs and dams in Australia
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
Bibliography
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Serventy, Vincent. ''Article on The Humps, a rock formation near Hyden'' W.A. Naturalist Vol. 3, No. 6, 1952. also at ''Research Note 552 - Battye Library''.
External links
Dam storage level
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Dams in Western Australia
Reservoirs in Western Australia