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The Myponga Reservoir is a
reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
in
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, located about 60 km south of
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near the town of Myponga. The reservoir is fed by the Myponga River and other rivers in the Myponga catchment. It provides about 5% of the
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's water supply and is the main source of filtered water for southern metropolitan Adelaide and the southern coast area. Plans to use the Myponga River catchment as a major storage area were made in 1945. Construction began in 1958 and was completed in 1962, flooding what was from 1840 known as "Lovely Valley". Prior to the construction of the Myponga Water Treatment Plant in 1993, water from Myponga was used to supplement that of Happy Valley Reservoir. The reservoir was searched for the bodies of the Beaumont children, and Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon in early 1990, based on evidence against Bevan Spencer von Einem delivered by "Mr. B", a witness. No remains were found there.


See also

*
List of reservoirs and dams in Australia Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir (water), reservoir in Australia. Australian Capital Territory There are three key water storage facilities located in the Australian Capital Territory. The fourth source ...
* Nixon-Skinner Conservation Park


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{{reservoirs in South Australia Fleurieu Peninsula Dams completed in 1962 Dams in South Australia Reservoirs in South Australia