Bulletin 4369 - Ord River Irrigation Area - Kununurra Western Australia

Authors

Agriculture Western Australia

Files

Publication Date

7-1999

Series Number

4369

Abstract

The Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) in the Kimberley Province of Western Australia is the product of a bold and imaginative plan to develop part of the nation's tropical north for intensive agriculture by harnessing the waters of the Ord River. The principal features of the scheme are:

* A major storage reservoir formed by a dam constructed where the Ord River enters the Carr-Boyd Ranges, 160 kilometres south-east of Wyndham.

* A diversion dam, 50 kilometres further downstream, to raise the river level and divert water to be released from the major storage reservoir onto the irrigable lands.

* The ultimate irrigation of about 62,000 hectares of clay and sandy loam plains in an area previously devoted to open-range cattle grazing. About one-third of this area is in the Northern Territory.

Number of Pages

52

ISSN

1326-415X

Publisher

Agriculture Western Australia

City

Perth

Keywords

Ord River Irrigation Area, Kununurra, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agricultural Science | Agriculture | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Fresh Water Studies | Hydrology | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management

Comments

Sixth edition.

Recommended Citation

Agriculture Western Australia. (1999), Bulletin 4369 - Ord River Irrigation Area - Kununurra Western Australia. Agriculture Western Australia, Perth. Bulletin 4369.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins/346

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