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RI 054 Engineering Geology of Little Para Dam
Created: 15 Nov 2024 Revised: 16 Jul 2025
Author: Boucaut, W.R.P.;Beal, J.C.

Details a comprehensive investigation for constructing a decked rock fill dam, 53 metres high, impounding a reservoir of 21000 ML capacity. The report also includes discussion of the suitability of the proposed quarry and water treatment works...

Details a comprehensive investigation for constructing a decked rock fill dam, 53 metres high, impounding a reservoir of 21000 ML capacity. The report also includes discussion of the suitability of the proposed quarry and water treatment works site, and the spillway and spillway discharge site. The dam is founded on quartzite and dolomitic siltstone.

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Record No 2018d037108
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Departmental Publication - Closed Series - Report of Investigation
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder
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Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
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Stratigraphy
Commodity
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    Geographic Locality: Little Para Dam;Little Para River
Doc No: RI 054
    Geographic Locality: Little Para Dam;Little Para River
Doc No: RI 054
    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2018d037108
    Citation Boucaut, W.R.P.;Beal, J.C. RI 054 Engineering Geology of Little Para Dam. Departmental Publication - Closed Series - Report of Investigation. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2018d037108

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
    Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[138.5,-35],[139,-35],[139,-34.5],[138.5,-34.5],[138.5,-35]]]}
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