Niagara Dam

Niagara Dam is a historic concrete gravity dam located about 6 km southwest of Kookynie and 40 km northeast of Menzies in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Built in 1897-1898 to supply water to the former gold mining town of Niagara, it is now a State Heritage-listed site. Set in a bushland reservoir, it is notable for its intact 19th-century engineering, scenic waterhole and picnic setting.

Visitors can expect a remote bushland reservoir held by a curved concrete dam wall with a small lake, surrounded by eucalypt woodland and granite outcrops. The site includes a sealed picnic area with tables, barbecues and interpretive signage explaining the gold rush history, a short walk to viewpoints over the dam wall and reservoir, and opportunities for photography, birdwatching and picnicking. There are no shops or water supply at the site.

Constructed in 1897-1898 by the Public Works Department to supply water to the gold mining town of Niagara during the Eastern Goldfields gold rush. Designed under supervision of engineer Thomas C. Hodgson, it was one of the first concrete dams in Western Australia and features a distinctive curved gravity wall. Listed on the State Register of Heritage Places for its engineering and goldfields water supply history.

Represents the gold rush era water infrastructure of the Goldfields and the former town of Niagara. Valued as a heritage and community landmark illustrating early settlement and mining life in the Shire of Menzies.