Glen Brook Dam

Glen Brook Dam is a dam in Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia. Glen Brook Dam is situated near the suburb Glen Forrest, as well as near Hovea.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chippers Leap and Parkerville Children’s Home bush cemetery.

Chippers Leap

Photo: JarrahTree, CC BY 2.5 au.

Chippers Leap, formerly known as Chipper's Leap, is a granite outcrop on Greenmount Hill in Perth, Western Australia. It is located at, on the northern side of Great Eastern Highway, near the border between the suburbs of Swan View and Greenmount. Chippers Leap is situated 2½ km southwest of Glen Brook Dam.

Parkerville Children’s Home bush cemetery

Historic site

Photo: Wikirowdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Parkerville Children's Home Bush Cemetery was part of the Parkerville Children's Home. The Home was founded in 1903 by Anglican nuns led by Sister Kate. Parkerville Children’s Home bush cemetery is situated 3½ km northeast of Glen Brook Dam.

Glen Forrest Hall

Building

Photo: JarrahTree, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Glen Forrest Hall is a building, which is situated 2½ km south of Glen Brook Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glen Forrest and Hovea.

Glen Forrest

Suburb

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Glen Forrest is a suburb within the Shire of Mundaring, south of John Forrest National Park, west of Mahogany Creek, east of Darlington, and north of the Helena River.

Hovea

Suburb

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Hovea is a suburb in the Shire of Mundaring in Perth, Western Australia. It is centred on Jane Brook and encompasses the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail and John Forrest National Park. Hovea is situated 2½ km east of Glen Brook Dam.

Darlington

Suburb

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Darlington is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Mundaring on the Darling Scarp, bisected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River. Darlington is situated 3½ km southwest of Glen Brook Dam.

Glen Brook Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Western Australia, Australia
Location: Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-31.88782° or 31° 53′ 16″ south

Longitude

116.09181° or 116° 5′ 31″ east

Elevation

171 metres (561 feet)

Open location code

4PWR436R+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 625237123

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

8187872

Wikidata ID

Q21944887

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Glen Brook Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Glen Brook Dam”
Italian: “diga di Glen Brook”
Swedish: “Glen Brook Dam”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Greenmount and Swan View.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: John Forrest Wildflower Tavern and John Forrest NP.

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