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Orange Grove Perth, Western Australia |
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Bickley Dam and Reservoir panorama
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| Coordinates | 32°01′19″S 116°01′37″E / 32.022°S 116.027°ECoordinates: 32°01′19″S 116°01′37″E / 32.022°S 116.027°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 544 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6109 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gosnells | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kalamunda | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||
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Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Gosnells.
In 2006, the local primary school, Orange Grove Primary School, became the first school in Western Australia to produce a podcast, with its show entitled Podkids Australia.
Despite the name, Bickley Dam is situated within Orange Grove. It was constructed in 1921 on Bickley Brook, a tributary of the Canning River. This created Bickley Reservoir, which has a capacity of 0.06 gigalitres (GL). It is a source of drinking water for the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) which services Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey and the Goldfields and Agricultural regions. It was used as a direct source of water for Perth until 1994. Since 1994, however, it has operated as a pumpback for Victoria Reservoir due to low pipeline pressure and poor water quality.