17 Mile Dam
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17-mile-dam-161-14357574
title:
17 Mile Dam
text:
The Seventeen Mile Dam was constructed as part of the Camballin Irrigation Scheme by the Public Works Department of Western Australia. It is now in a derelict state after years of floods have eroded its foundations. The dam was built across Uralla Creek, designed to hold water against its natural flow. One employee died during a large flood after the boat he was in was swept over the spillway leaving the surviving employee to run the seventeen miles back to town to raise the alarm. The dam is pa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Dam in Western Australia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17_Mile_Dam
date created:
2006-12-24T08:16:56Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T11:44:41Z
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