PILBARA REGION GOIIEFINMl:NTOF WHTEFIN AUSTR,1,.UA WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1996 APPENDICES VOLUME II OF II WATER RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND PLANNING SERIES WATER & RIVERS COMMISSION REPORT WRAP 4 1996 WATER AND RIVERS COMMISSION WATER & RIVERS COMMISSION Hyatt Centre 3 Plain Street East Perth Western Australia 6004 Telephone (09) 278 0300 Facsimilie (09) 278 0301 PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1996 APPENDICES VOLUME II OF II Richard Forrest & Jade Coleman Water and Rivers Commission Policy and Planning WATER AND RIVERS COMMISSION WATER RESOURCE ALLOCATION & PLANNING SERIES REPORTNOWRAP41996 Acknowledgements I wish to thank the following people: Peter Goodall, Jenny Hart, Gerry Mccourt, Peter Van De Wyngaard and John Ruprecht of the Water and Rivers Commission, Robert Wark of Geo-Eng Australia and Vince Piper of AGC Woodward-Clyde. Reference Details The recommended reference for this publication is: Water and Rivers Commission 1996, Pilbara Region Water Resources Review and Development P Ian Appendices Volume II ofII, Water and Rivers Commission, Water Resource Allocation & Planning Series No WRAP 4. ISBN: 0-7309-7262-3 November, 1996 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Rainfall Information Appendix 2: Physiography and Geology Appendix 3: Surface Water Resources Appendix 4: Groundwater Resources Appendix 5: Environmental, Social, Cultural Values Appendix 6: Existing Town Water Supply Statistics Appendix 7: Water Entitlement Agreements Appendix 8: Department of Resources Development Potential Growth Scenarios Appendix 9: Existing Town Water Supply Schematics Appendix 10: Summary of the Region's Allocations and Demands PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN Appendix 1: Rainfall Information Figure A 1. 1: Rainfall Histogram for Karratha Figure A1. 2: Rainfall Histogram for Onslow Figure A1. 3: Rainfall Histogram for Tom Price Figure A1. 4: Rainfall Histogram for Paraburdoo Figure A 1. 5: Rainfall Histogram for Pannawonica Figure A1. 6: Rainfall Histogram for Port Hedland Figure A 1. 7: Rainfall Histogram for Marble Bar Figure A1. 8: Rainfall Histogram for Nullagine Figure A1. 9: Rainfall Histogram for Wittenoom Figure A1. 10: Rainfall Histogram for Newman Figure A1. 11: Rainfall Histogram for Telfer PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FIGURE A1.1: HISTOGRAM FOR KARRATHA 1000 i . ,- .. ,. _..... ..•...,_ ,,,,,__ ...... __ .. ,.. ., ,_ ...... .... ~--· _ ~~,.·---- ... ~----•- .... .,. •-·-·~---· .. ,c •..•• - •• ,_ ___ - • ' .}:~~~ ,, \.~ • •.! t.. -.:-: ~ :.;.. 800 .. -,. \',, r,.. 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"'. .§. ..J ..J <( LL 2 ~ 400 200 0 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 YEAR PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPENDIX 1 FIGURE A1.7: HISTOGRAM FOR MARBLE BAR 1000 ";-"'F..!:.,..·.Y',"l."i': l"I::''_..: '', OFi·,~"'!'I: ~,~~-~_..... i,,:.·,.1,__,...-=,o.•·_v...,_,.-,~1_1, -r1• .. ::.~r•°' .W • :P1 ""'!liil;E - 1"-•.-:..-.!ll.c!!..11o,·• . .-"-·;•.'>1.......,...1'1· ...-..--rH_.....-:. ~-- 1""'--~ ,-.---=-=-. .... -"'"'N •. /_"--=-"=.,ll._:i._-'J..I"""='~-"-'•'-"-._....,_,.._ ....,, . ._.._ ..,~.-- 'l"'-..J...ir.---i-~.~.•~·'11·,~~• 800 I . _ ... -~;;; ;;_, ·· -: .. ~ ..: ·_·.; ·:.· . ~·:·:.. : .. -~: -.: ..... ~-~-_;. .... :-~-. ::;:, .:-_:". ::,--:.::- : .... 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PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPENDIX 1 FIGURE A1.8: HISTOGRAM FOR NULLAGINE 1000 ; ~ -·•- _ ·---~·---·····"~·~---~ •. , ~-~- ·•c--. -· ·-···-~·--~- -·-····· ······-··-· .'" .... ·--·---· . ...._. · ·----·· _ - ·•-• __ ............ _ ____ . ... a 800 E 600 I - .§. ..J ..J ~ z ~ 400 200 0 1895 1905 1915 1925 1935 1945 1955 1965 1975 1988 YEAR PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPENDIX 1 ... c>< z w a. a. ct LO 0) w a> C, '<""' w~ ><( C, 0 a> z a> 5 '<""' 0 ~ Cl'.: <( w LO >- CX) 0 a> '<""' 0 CX) ~ a> 0 '<""' 0z w LO I= r-- ,......_ a> ~ '<""' E 0:: E 0 LL ~ 0 0::: r-- <t a> w ~ '<""' (!) > 0 I- en :c coLO a> a, '<""' """ z <( :3 w a. 0:: I-z :::, 0co w a> :E (!) 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' .":::. 0 --~ -- .• -- ··- 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 YEAR u~=,t:~~~ .~) PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPENDIX 1 FIGURE A1.11: HISTOGRAM FOR TELFER 1000 800 I : ·- - : . ---- .. - : ... - ::::-.. - -- - ... - ~ ~ _:_·:- ~ ·_ - ~------ - - e 600 E -...J ...J ct LLz ~ 400 200 I --- ~: : -: _- _-_ --- · ··- ·: __ - _- ·----- · :~--- ______ _ o 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 YEAR .,~-1 . ~ ~ •~-.'?~:I~ - ANNUAL RAINFALL (312 mm) ~•.-,'.;• _..... '·~·~ ~~,·.11,;sl )t"- ...?-' :r;};f,l' PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPENDIX 1 Appendix 2: Physiography and Geology Figure A2. 1: Physiographic Subdivisions of the Pilbara Region (modified after Beard, 1975) Figure A2. 2: Major Geological Subdivisions of the Pilbara Region PILBARA REGION WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 114° 122' 20° 20° 1i:tmMHamersley Range l]l]lj Southern Peneplain 1::::::::::\j!!l!lj Oakover Valley 1::t:':]:]l Northern Peneplain [ -=j Unnamed hills r-7 Unnamed low hills 1::r:tf!j Chichester Range L:_:J and mesas f \!\\\l\l\:! j Fortescue Valley - - - - Catchment Divide 114° 122° <>= .. ,.,. Figure A2.1 :(source: Skidmore,1996) Physiographic Subdivisions at the Pilbara Region (modified after Beard, 1975).