Mount Bold Dam
The Mount Bold Dam is an arch and gravity dam across the Onkaparinga River, located to the south of Adelaide, in South Australia. Completed in 1938, the resultant reservoir, the Mount Bold Reservoir, is the largest reservoir in South Australia, and was established to supply potable water for Adelaide and surrounding areas.Photo: Diceman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Australia
- Also known as: “Mount Bold Reservoir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clarendon and Chandlers Hill.
Clarendon
Village
Clarendon is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, about 25–30 kilometres south of the Adelaide city centre and now regarded as an outer suburb of Adelaide. Clarendon is situated 7 km west of Mount Bold Dam.
Chandlers Hill
Suburb
Chandlers Hill is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5159. Chandlers Hill is situated 9 km northwest of Mount Bold Dam.
Meadows
Village
Meadows is a town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, the town was originally known as Battunga, and the land including and around it is still referred to as Battunga country. At the 2021 Australian census, Meadows had a population of 1,126. Meadows is situated 9 km southeast of Mount Bold Dam.
Mount Bold Dam
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Bold Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Bold Reservoir”
- Chinese: “寶德水塘”
- Chinese: “寶特山水塘”
- French: “Mount Bold Reservoir”
- Swedish: “Mount Bold Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dorset Vale and Scotts Bottom.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Bold and Saddle Bags.
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