The Hope Valley Dam is an off-stream earth-filled embankment dam, located in , a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Completed in 1873, the resultant reservoir, the Hope Valley Reservoir, was established to supply potable water for the city of Adelaide.

Overview When completed in 1873, it became the second reservoir constructed in Adelaide and remains the oldest still in use in South Australia.

The earth-filled dam wall is high and long. When full, the reservoir has capacity of and covers , drawn from a relatively-small catchment area of . The uncontrolled spillway has a flow capacity of .

The reservoir is fed by water transferred from the River Torrens via a tunnel and aqueduct. The river is also used to transfer water from the Kangaroo Creek and Millbrook reservoirs.

In December 2020, the reservoir was opened to the public for the first time for activities including walking, running, cycling and picnicking.

See also

List of reservoirs and dams in South Australia

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