Canning Dam, seen from aboard VH-YWA Boeing 737-800 (MSN 41042/6572) of Virgin Australia, named ‘Cable Beach’ on flight VA1854 Kalgoorlie to Perth – 2 July 2019. Taken at 3:00pm, on descent for Perth Airport’s runway 03. Canning Dam was built during 1933-1940 and was Perth’s main source of water until 1961, but still provides 20% of Perth’s drinking water. It is also used to store water from the Kwinana Desalination Plant on the sea coast to the west. Photo © David Eyre. Continue Reading Previous: Canning Dam, seen from aboard VH-YWA Boeing 737-800 (MSN 41042/6572) of Virgin Australia, named ‘Cable Beach’ on flight VA1854 Kalgoorlie to Perth – 2 July 2019. Taken at 3:00pm, on descent for Perth Airport’s runway 03. Canning Dam was built during 1933-1940 and was Perth’s main source of water until 1961, but still provides 20% of Perth’s drinking water. It is also used to store water from the Kwinana Desalination Plant on the sea coast to the west. Photo © David Eyre. Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ