Mundaring Information
Mundaring Weir is located in the Darling Scarp. It was only after the completion of the weir that the location became popular with picnickers and sightseers, as the project caught the imagination of the public in Perth.
The Weir holds the water recources supply for the Perth metropolitan region and the pipeline also transports water to the east out as far as kalgoorlie
Unlike most dams in the world that are built in a concurve shape, the Mundaring Weir is built straight accross which provides a site not to be missed. Take a stroll accross the bridge and enjoy.
HISTORY
European populations did not grow significantly in Western Australia until construction of the dam in the late 1890s. The lake created by the dam was known as the Helena River Reservoir , however it is now known as Lake C.Y. O'Connor.
The Irish Australian engineer Charles. Yelverton. O'Connor was involved the design of a pipeline that transported water to Kalgoorlie the most controversial project ever undertaken in its time.
A railway was originally constructed for the transport of materials for the construction of the dam and became popular in the 1940’s for sightseeing tours; unfortunately the railway line was closed in 1952.
MUST EXPERIENCE
• Discover the history of the C.Y O’Connor museum
• Visit the Mundaring Weir Hotel for a meal or drinks
• Picnic with the nature of Australian landscape
• Discover the Bibbulmun Track which runs through here
• Go mountainbike riding through the forrest
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