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Manly Dam
Manly Dam wall
Manly Dam is located in Sydney
Manly Dam
Location of the dam in Greater Sydney
Coordinates33°46′33″S 151°14′52″E / 33.775803°S 151.247769°E / -33.775803; 151.247769
PurposeMulti-purpose:
  • Initially potable water
  • Now recreation
StatusDecommissioned
Opening date1892 (1892)
Built byNSW Department of Public Works
Owner(s)Sydney Water
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsCurl Curl Creek
Height (foundation)20 m (66 ft)
Length250 m (820 ft)
Dam volume8×10^3 m3 (280×10^3 cu ft)
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity400 m3/s (14,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity2,000 ML (441×10^6 imp gal)
Catchment area5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Surface area30 hectares (74 acres)[1]
Normal elevation35 metres (115 ft) AHD 
[2]
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official nameManly Dam
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated18 November 1999
Reference no.1327
TypeWater Supply Reservoir/ Dam
CategoryUtilities - Water
BuildersPublic Works Department

The Manly Dam is a heritage-listed dam near King Street, Manly Vale with a reservoir extending into Allambie Heights, both in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is often used as a place to have recreational activities. The reservoir is located within the Manly Dam Reserve. The dam was designed by the NSW Department of Public Works and built in 1892 by the Department. The reservoir and dam is owned by Sydney Water, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The reservoir and dam was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 18 November 1999.[3]

  1. ^ "Manly Warringah War Memorial Park Plan of Management". Warringah Council. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2011. Archived from the original (Workbook (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Manly Dam". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01327. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

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