Ord River irrigation scheme

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The Ord River irrigation scheme is a major agricultural development in northern Western Australia that harnesses the Ord River’s water through dams and channels to support large-scale irrigated farming around Kununurra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural development project
irrigation scheme
associatedWithPeople Kimberley traditional owners
associatedWithRiverSystem Ord River catchment
constructionStartDate 1959
country Australia
developedBy Australian Government
Government of Western Australia
economicRole major contributor to East Kimberley agriculture
environmentalImpact altered flow regime of the Ord River
creation of Lake Argyle wetland habitat
governedBy Ord Irrigation Cooperative
Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
keyTown Kununurra
Wyndham
locatedIn East Kimberley region
Northern Western Australia
locatedNear Kununurra
mainCrops chia
cotton
fodder crops
mangoes
melons
sandalwood plantations
notableFeature one of Australia’s largest irrigation schemes by potential area
phase Ord Stage 1
Ord Stage 2
planningStartDate 1940s
purpose intensive crop production
irrigated agriculture
regional economic development
regionClimate tropical monsoonal
riverUsed Ord River NERFINISHED
stage1AreaIrrigated approximately 14,000 hectares
stage2AreaIrrigated approximately 7,400 hectares
supportsActivity broadacre cropping
horticulture
large-scale irrigated farming
pasture production
seed production
totalPotentialIrrigableArea over 70,000 hectares
usesInfrastructure Diversion Dam at Kununurra
Lake Argyle
Ord River Dam
network of irrigation channels
pumping stations
waterSource Lake Argyle
Ord River NERFINISHED

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Kununurra knownFor Ord River irrigation scheme
Kununurra waterInfrastructure Ord River Irrigation Scheme
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Ord River knownFor Ord River Irrigation Scheme
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Ord River isSubjectOf Ord River Irrigation Scheme
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Ord River estuary affectedBy Ord River irrigation scheme
Ord River region associatedWithProject Ord River Irrigation Scheme
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Ord River region associatedWithProject Ord River Scheme Stage 2 (Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project)
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Lake Argyle Dam partOf Ord River Irrigation Scheme
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Lake Kununurra partOf Ord River Irrigation Scheme
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Lake Kununurra createdFor Ord River Irrigation Scheme
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Lake Argyle partOf Ord River Irrigation Scheme
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