Little Para Reservoir
The Little Para Reservoir commenced service as a balancing storage for River Murray water in 1979. Since 1979, Little Para has only been full twice - in 1981 and 1992 .
Visit our recreation at reservoir reserves page for details about the activities you can enjoy at the Little Para Reservoir.
About the Little Para Reservoir
The reservoir regularly receives inflows from the river during winter when other demands on the Mannum to Adelaide pipeline are low.
Capacity: 20.9 gigalitres
Open to the public: Yes
Location of the Little Para Reservoir
Total Little Para Reservoir level
- 73
- 26
| Capacity, volume and rainfall levels across reservoirs supplying metropolitan Adelaide, compared to last month last year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GL) | Volume this week (GL) | Volume this week (%) | Volume this week last year (GL) | Average Volume this month (GL) | Rainfall this week (mm) |
| 20.9 | 15.3 | 73 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 0.00 |