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.
- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 239 metres (784 feet)
- …is also known as “Mount Bold Reservoir”
- Description: lake in Australia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clarendon and Chandlers Hill.
Mount Bold Dam
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-35.11958° or 35° 7′ 11″ south
Longitude
138.70126° or 138° 42′ 5″ east
Open location code
4QPWVPJ2+5G
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Bold Dam” goes by many names.
Mount Bold ReservoirCebuano
寶德水塘Chinese
寶特山水塘Chinese
Mount Bold ReservoirSwedish
Localities in the Area
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