Harding Dam
Please note: The recreational areas at Harding Dam are closed for maintenance until further notice.
Dam information
- Capacity – 64 billion litres
- Catchment area – 1,071km2
- Wall height (above foundations) – 42m
Located 23 km south-east of Roebourne, Harding Dam was built in 1984 and is an important water source for the West Pilbara Water Supply Scheme.
Visitor information
Harding Dam is a crucial drinking water source for the West Pilbara Water Supply Scheme, which provides water to Karratha, Dampier, Roebourne, Wickham and Point Samson.
To protect water quality, it is important that visitors to the dam avoid the 2km reservoir protection zone around the high water mark of Harding Dam, where access is not permitted.
Only bushwalking is allowed within the 1,100km2 source protection area around the Harding Dam catchment.
Fishing, marroning, hunting, driving, littering, polluting, camping, fires, timber cutting, vegetation clearing, drones, boating or contact with the water body are not permitted. Please always follow the direction of the signs around the catchment.
Facilities
- Picnic areas with free barbecues and picnic tables
- Lawn area
- Toilets (including accessible)
- On-site parking
Opening hours
Harding Dam is open every day of the week, 8am - 5pm. Recreational areas are open 9am - 5.30pm.
Directions
- From Karratha, take the North West Coastal Highway towards Roebourne
- At Roebourne, turn right onto the Harding Dam access road and follow the signs for approximately 29km
The public access road to Harding Dam is via Roebourne. Please do not use the maintenance track as it is not regularly maintained and is for authorised access only.
Operations
For operational enquiries please contact 13 13 75.