Orange Grove, Western Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Orange Grove Perth, Western Australia
Bickley Dam and Reservoir panorama
Postcode(s)	6109
LGA(s)	City of Gosnells
State electorate(s)	Forrestfield Kalamunda
Federal Division(s)	Burt
Suburbs around Orange Grove: Wattle Grove Forrestfield Lesmurdie Kenwick Orange Grove Carmel Maddington Martin Canning Mills

Orange Grove is a suburb, which is like a neighborhood, located in Perth, Western Australia. It's part of the City of Gosnells.

Even though it's called Orange Grove, one of its most important features is Bickley Dam. This dam is actually inside Orange Grove.

Bickley Dam and Reservoir

Bickley Dam was built a long time ago, in 1921. It was constructed on Bickley Brook, which is a smaller stream that flows into the Canning River.

What is Bickley Reservoir?

When the dam was built, it created Bickley Reservoir. A reservoir is like a big lake that stores water. Bickley Reservoir can hold about 60 million litres of water. That's enough water to fill about 24 Olympic-sized swimming pools!

This reservoir is a key part of the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS). This system helps provide drinking water to many places. It supplies water to Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey, and even the Goldfields and Agricultural regions of Western Australia.

How the Dam is Used Today

For many years, until 1994, Bickley Reservoir was a direct source of drinking water for Perth. However, after 1994, its role changed.

Now, it works as a "pumpback" system for Victoria Reservoir. This means water is pumped back and forth between the two dams. This change happened because of low pressure in the pipelines and sometimes the water quality wasn't ideal for direct use.

Getting Around Orange Grove

Bus Services

If you need to travel by bus in Orange Grove, there's a useful route:

• The 279 bus goes from Maddington Central to Kalamunda Bus Station. It travels along Kelvin Road in Orange Grove.