Theresa Creek Dam

I had read about this dam alongside information about Clermont and discovered it was a reasonable 22km journey from Clermont to get there. We didn’t really know what to expect, other than a lot of water, but we headed off to see it anyway. Part of the fun getting there was that 6km of the journey was on unsealed (dirt) road so we got to challenge the Territory (our car) a bit on the way!! The dam apparently holds 10000ML (I assume the M isn’t ‘milli’ otherwise we’d have been looking at a small pond) of water and contains enough water to support Clermont for 2 years when full.
It is a gorgeous place, very picturesque, with camping and BBQ (of course) facilities all for a bargain $5 a night (about £2.25). It also has a powerboat and ski club, and it is a popular fishing spot (due to a fish stocking group kindly topping up the numbers of fish every year). There is also a designated swimming area there. We’ll definitely be back!