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RB 37/00018 Clarendon Dam Project - Geology of the reservoir area.
The Onkaparinga River, the largest watercourse draining the Mount Lofty Ranges from the east, south-east and south of Adelaide, already provides water for two reservoirs supplying the Metropolitan Area of Adelaide. These are Happy Valley Reservoir...-
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Published: 12 Feb 1954
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RB 77/00014 Torrens Gorge weir disaster, 1958.
In the first years of settlement Adelaide's water supply was obtained directly from the River Torrens, or from shallow wells along its banks. This water became brackish in summer and caused serious health problems due to pollution. In any case the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977