Morgan Whyalla pipeline

Morgan Whyalla pipeline
Pumping Station at Morgan
Map of Morgan Whyalla pipeline
Location
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
Coordinates34°01′19″S 139°41′10″E / 34.022°S 139.686°E / -34.022; 139.686
General directionSoutheast–northwest
FromMorgan
ToWhyalla
General information
Typewater
StatusOperational
OwnerSA Water
OperatorSA Water
Manufacturer of pipesHume Pipe Company
Construction started1940
Commissioned1944
Technical information
Length223 mi (359 km)
Diameter30–21 in (762–533 mm)
No. of pumping stations4
Pumping stationsMorgan, Beatty, Geranium Plains, Robertstown

The Morgan – Whyalla pipeline was an engineering project undertaken by the South Australian Government in 1940 to bring water from Morgan on the River Murray to the industrial city of Whyalla. A second pipeline, by a divergent route, was laid in the 1960s.