Happy Valley Dam

The Happy Valley Dam is an off-stream earth-filled embankment dam, located in , a southern suburb of , in . Constructed in 1897, the resultant , the Happy Valley Reservoir was built to supply potable water to Adelaide when the total population of city was 315,200.
  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 147 metres (482 feet)
  • …is also known as “Happy Valley Reservoir”
  • Description: lake in Australia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aberfoyle Park High School and Reynella East College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reynella East and Aberfoyle Park.
is a metropolitan suburb of , South Australia.
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Happy Valley Dam

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Latitude
-35.07183° or 35° 4′ 19″ south
Longitude
138.57242° or 138° 34′ 21″ east
Open location code
4QPWWHHC+7X
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
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water=­reservoir
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Happy Valley Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Happy Valley Reservoir (tubiganan sa Awstralya)”
  • Cebuano: “Happy Valley Reservoir”
  • Chinese: “快活谷水塘”
  • French: “Happy Valley Reservoir”
  • Swedish: “Happy Valley Reservoir (reservoar i Australien)”
  • Swedish: “Happy Valley Reservoir”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Happy Valley and O’Halloran Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Happy Valley Reservoir and Happy Valley Baptist Church.

South Australia: Highlights

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