| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
65 Whispering Wall Road WILLIAMSTOWN |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Barossa Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Whispering Wall, Barossa Reservoir |
| Registered Name |
Whispering Wall, Barossa Reservoir |
| Significance |
The Barossa Reservoir wall is a significant structure in the history of engineering in South Australia. Completed in 1902, the concrete arch dam was the first of its type in the State and among the first of the true thin wall arch dams to be built in the world. The reservoir wall was built using innovative construction techniques and was the highest dam in Australia at the time of its completion.
An unusual acoustic phenomenon is created by the location and curve of the downstream wall of the dam which has resulted in it being called the 'Whispering Wall'. Due to the curvature of the dam wall a person speaking quietly on one abutment can be clearly heard by a person on the opposite abutment. |
| Subject Index |
Utilities - Reservoir |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
08-JUL-1999 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Barossa |
| State Heritage ID |
16929 |
| Heritage Number |
17037 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
e - it demonstrates a high degree of creative, aesthetic or technical accomplishment or is an outstanding representative of particular construction techniques or design characteristics
f - it has strong cultural or spiritual associations for the community or a group within it
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5822/378 H105200 S1 |