Ord River Irrigation Scheme (W.A.)

found: Work cat.: Mayes, P.J. The ecology and behaviour of Varanus mertensi (Reptilia:Varanidae), 2006:abstr. (waterbodies of both the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and surrounding East Kimberley/Victoria River Downs bioregion of Western Australia)

found: Wikipedia, Apr. 16, 2007(Ord River Irrigation Scheme (ORIS) was constructed on the Ord River in 1963 and opened on June 30, 1972. The scheme created Lake Argyle, which is Australia's largest dam, covering an area of 741 km[subscript 2]. ORIS provides water for irrigation to over 117 km[superscript 2] of farmland and there are plans to extend the scheme to allow irrigation of 440 km[superscript 2] in the future. The dam also generates power for the local community of Kununurra)

found: The seven engineering wonders : the Ord River Irrigation Scheme, via ABC Northern Territory Web site, Apr. 16, 2007(Ord River Irrigation Scheme (ORIS) is located approximately 70 kilometres from the town of Kunnunurra, near the Western Australia/Northern Territory border and encompasses a massive area around its reservoir, Lake Argyle (Australia's largest dam, with an area of 741 square kilometres); Ord River Scheme; ORIS was established to harness the wild, tropical rivers of Western Australia so that the water could be used for irrigation and electricity production)

found: Kimberley Development Commission Web site, Apr. 16, 2007:The Kimberley/Ord River Scheme (Ord River Irrigation Scheme; main features and benefits of the Ord Scheme are: Lake Argyle, a massive storage reservoir; Ord Stage 1 - 14,000 ha of irrigated farm land; Lake Kununurra, a diversion dam, 50km downstream from Lake Argyle; generation of power from a 30 MW hydroelectric station constructed in 1995/96; establishment of the Kununurra township)