Type: | suburb |
Orange Grove | |
City: | Perth |
State: | wa |
Lga: | City of Gosnells |
Map Type: | nomap |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Coordinates: | -32.022°N 116.027°W |
Postcode: | 6109 |
Stategov: | Forrestfield |
Stategov2: | Kalamunda |
Fedgov: | Burt |
Near-Nw: | Wattle Grove |
Near-N: | Forrestfield |
Near-Ne: | Lesmurdie |
Near-W: | Kenwick |
Near-E: | Carmel |
Near-Sw: | Maddington |
Near-S: | Martin |
Near-Se: | Canning Mills |
Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Gosnells.
Despite the name, Bickley Dam is situated within Orange Grove. It was constructed in 1921 on Bickley Brook, a tributary of the Canning River.
This created Bickley Reservoir, which has a capacity of 60ML. It is a source of drinking water for the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) which services Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey and the Goldfields and Agricultural regions. It was used as a direct source of water for Perth until 1994. Since 1994, however, it has operated as a pumpback for Victoria Reservoir due to low pipeline pressure and poor water quality.[1]