Canning Reservoir
Canning Reservoir is a reservoir in Western Australia, Australia. Canning Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality Ashendon.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Western Australia
- Also known as: “Canning Dam”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canning Dam.
Canning Dam
Dam
The Canning Dam is a gravity dam across the Canning River, located near Ashendon, in the City of Armadale, Western Australia. Completed in 1940, the dam created the Canning Reservoir that serves as a major source of potable water for the city of Perth, Western Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashendon and Bedfordale.
Ashendon
Locality
Ashendon is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Armadale. It was gazetted in 2006 and was formerly part of Karragullen. The main road through Ashendon is McNess Drive, by which the main public entrance to the Canning Dam weir and picnic area can be accessed.
Bedfordale
Suburb
Photo: Iurii Ostakhov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bedfordale is a semi-rural suburb in the south-east of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Armadale. Located approximately 40 km from Perth in the Darling Range, some of the local attractions include Churchman Brook Dam, Wungong Dam and the Elizabethan Pub. Bedfordale is situated 8 km west of Canning Reservoir.
Karragullen
Suburb
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
Karragullen is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Armadale. Its postcode is 6111. Prior to 1949, it was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range railway. Karragullen is situated 9 km north of Canning Reservoir.
Canning Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-32.17238° or 32° 10′ 21″ southLongitude
116.1448° or 116° 8′ 41″ eastElevation
192 metres (630 feet)Open location code
4PVRR4HV+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 25006681OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
2075026Wikidata ID
Q21895108
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Canning Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Canning Reservoir”
- French: “Canning Reservoir”
- German: “Canning Reservoir”
- Swedish: “Canning Reservoir”
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Highlights include Canning Dam Lookout 1 and Turtle Brook Picnic Area.
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