The golden pipeline

Yesterday I posted a photo of Mundaring Weir and referred to the water pipeline. This is the pipeline taking water to Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie from Lake CY O'Connor behind the weir.

My husband is well over 6ft tall so that should give some idea of the size of the main pipelines.

On average, over 90 million litres of water is pumped daily from Lake CY O'Connor into the network.

The pipeline extends over 550km east and the water takes between 5 and 11 days to reach Kalgoorlie. Nearly 8000km of pipeline extend north and south from the main pipeline, and the entire pipe network holds 300 million litres of water.

[Joan Robillard]

Good leading line

[bkb in the city]

Great pov

[Jane Pittenger]

Precious water

[Bill]

That is a massive amount of water that can be pumped through that pipe.

[Islandgirl]

Wow huge!

[Diana]

Goodness that is so amazing, hope that pipe never leaks or breaks!

[Jacqueline]

You gave this a good sense of size, love the lines

[borof]

Clever shot, impressive technical data.

[Susan Wakely]

Such an essential network of pipes.

[Kartia]

Love that sense of perspective. It's an absolute wonder isn't it.

[Suzanne]

Thankyou all for your supportive comments.
@joansmor @bkbinthecity @jgpittenger @cwbill @radiogirl @ludwigsdiana @jacqbb @borof @wakelys @kartia

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Wow. Will this remain above ground? I am guessing it will to avoid electrolysis and such.

[Suzanne]

It's been above the ground for a lot of years now and will remain so.
As you say, easier access!
@skipt07