Aroona Dam

Built by the Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA) between 1952 and 1955, Aroona Dam was established to supply the nearby mining town of Leigh Creek and its coalfield.

Coal mining operations ceased in 2015, and the following year, the town started to source its water from a bore field a few kilometres to the south. The population decreased from 2,500 to 91.

Now, Aroona Dam’s pristine waters and surrounding bush are a sanctuary for birdlife and introduced wallabies.Read more