Ord River Irrigation Scheme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ord_River_Irrigation_Scheme
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf irrigation scheme
gptkbp:areaIrrigated about 15000 hectares
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1959
gptkbp:damConstructed gptkb:Ord_River_Dam
gptkbp:environmentalImpact affected native species
changed local ecosystems
created new wetlands
gptkbp:firstStageCompleted 1963
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Western_Australian_Government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ord River Irrigation Scheme
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kimberley_region
gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkbp:mainCrops cotton
mangoes
sugarcane
sandalwood
melons
chia
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Kununurra
gptkbp:managedBy Ord Irrigation Cooperative
gptkbp:notableFor one of Australia's largest irrigation schemes
controversy over environmental and economic outcomes
creation of Lake Argyle, one of the largest artificial lakes in Australia
gptkbp:purpose agricultural development
regional economic growth
gptkbp:reservoirName gptkb:Lake_Argyle
gptkbp:secondStageCompleted 1972
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Ord_River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ord_River
gptkb:Lake_Argyle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6