Local favourite lake · Shire of Leonora, Western Australia
Malcolm Dam
Malcolm Dam is a lake in Shire of Leonora, Western Australia.
Malcolm Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Malcolm Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Malcolm Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -28.87659, 121.44352. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Malcolm Dam
- Headframe · fort · Shire of Leonora · ~14 km
- Gwalia Conservation Area · museum · Shire of Leonora · ~14 km
- Horan Lake · lake · Shire of Leonora · ~17 km
- Mount Barton · viewpoint · Shire of Menzies · ~51 km
- McTavish Hill · viewpoint · Shire of Menzies · ~63 km
- Red Hill · viewpoint · Shire of Menzies · ~67 km
- Kilmore Hill · viewpoint · Shire of Menzies · ~69 km
- Mount Niagara · viewpoint · Shire of Menzies · ~70 km
- Lake Raeside · lake · Shire of Leonora · ~71 km
- Violet Hill · viewpoint · Shire of Menzies · ~72 km
- Unnamed WA46847 Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Shire of Menzies · ~72 km
- Mount Jessop · viewpoint · Shire of Menzies · ~73 km
- Niagara Falls · waterfall · Shire of Menzies · ~73 km
- Mount Malcolm · viewpoint · Shire of Leonora · ~2 km
- Malcolm Lookout · viewpoint · Shire of Leonora · ~6 km
- Smoodgers Hill · viewpoint · Shire of Leonora · ~13 km
- Mount Leonora · viewpoint · Shire of Leonora · ~13 km
- Mount Stewart · viewpoint · Shire of Leonora · ~17 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Malcolm Dam
- Lake Ballard · lake · Shire of Menzies · ~105 km · Must-see
- Lake Carey · lake · Shire of Laverton · ~125 km · Must-see
- Horan Lake · lake · Shire of Leonora · ~17 km
- Lake Raeside · lake · Shire of Leonora · ~71 km
- Lake Carey · lake · Shire of Laverton · ~103 km
- Lake Raeside · lake · Shire of Menzies · ~110 km
- Irwin Lake · lake · Shire of Leonora · ~114 km
- Namendarra Lake · lake · Shire of Laverton · ~119 km
- Mappa Lake · lake · Shire of Laverton · ~120 km
- Lake Marmion · lake · Shire of Menzies · ~122 km
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Frequently asked
Is Malcolm Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Malcolm Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Malcolm Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Malcolm Dam?
Nearby: Headframe (fort, 14 km), Gwalia Conservation Area (museum, 14 km), Horan Lake (lake, 17 km), Mount Barton (viewpoint, 51 km), McTavish Hill (viewpoint, 63 km), Red Hill (viewpoint, 67 km).