Mt Madden Dam

Author

Shire of Lake Grace

Place Number

12747

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Location

Roe Loc 2740 Muncaster Rd Mt Madden

Location Details

Other Name(s)

AA Number 586

Local Government

Lake Grace

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	25 Jun 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Sep 1998	Category D	Category D Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not constrained by the Town Planning Scheme. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The site demonstrates associations with the pastoralists era of
development in the region, and the pastoral pioneers. It demonstrates the importance and
significance of a water supply.

History

Before settlers came to the area, the government contracted the construction of the Mt Madden Dam. Mr Gibson from Ravensthorpe excavated the dam which supplied water for the drovers and the sheep traversing the area looking for pastures. The dam broke its banks repeatedly. Each year the shepherds from Albany visited the dam, and each year they fixed the dam. The remains of the dam are on the south west side of the rock dam. In 1929, Hugh Roberts and Mr Bebington dug a well that produced 3000 gallons a day. However it caved in frequently due to pipe clay walls, and was eventually filled in 1950. The third water supply was a bore at Mt Madden. It was sited near the well in 1940, but was inadequate due to pump breakdowns. Both the well & the bore are south of the existing supply.
Local farmers agitated lor full use of the Mt Madden catchment area, and in 1964 the construction Division of the PWD excavated a 3 million gallon capacity dam. A rock wall was built on the contour around the rock catchment. The Mt Madden Dam was one of the last agricultural dams built by the government in WA. The water supply is invaluable in the area.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Mount Madden commemoration booklet		1982

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Reservoir or Dam
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Reservoir or Dam

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

02 Nov 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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