Canning Dam
The Canning Dam and reservoir are a major source of fresh water for the city of Perth, Western Australia. The dam is situated on the Darling Scarp and is an impoundment of the Canning River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Ashendon is situated 7 km southeast of Canning Dam.
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 7 km southwest of Canning Dam.
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 7 km north of Canning Dam.
Canning Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Western Australia
- Category: heritage site
- Location: City of Armadale, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.15215° or 32° 9′ 8″ southLongitude
116.12792° or 116° 7′ 41″ eastElevation
198 metres (650 feet)Open location code
4PVRR4XH+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 136125432OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Canning Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Canning Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد كاننيج”
- German: “Canning Reservoir”
- Italian: “diga di Canning”
- Swedish: “Canning Dam”
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