| Chifley Dam | |
|---|---|
 Ben Chifley Dam | |
  Location of the Ben Chifley Dam in New South Wales | |
| Official name | Ben Chifley Dam |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central West, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 33°33′22″S 149°38′12″E / 33.55611°S 149.63667°E |
| Purpose | Water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1948 |
| Opening date | 1956 |
| Operator(s) | Bathurst Regional Council |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Campbells River |
| Height | 34.4 metres (113 ft) |
| Length | 455 metres (1,493 ft) |
| Width (base) | 104 metres (341 ft) |
| Spillways | Two |
| Spillway type | Concrete side channel spillways, with a six bay auxiliary spillway |
| Spillway capacity | 9,800 cubic metres per second (350,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Chifley Dam |
| Total capacity | 30,800 megalitres (1,090×106 cu ft) |
| Active capacity | 26,000 megalitres (920×106 cu ft) |
| Inactive capacity | 4,800 megalitres (170×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 960 square kilometres (370 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres) |
| Website www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au | |
Ben Chifley Dam, or Chifley Dam, is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam across the Campbells River in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is to supply potable water to the city of Bathurst.
The dam is named in honour of Ben Chifley, a former Prime Minister of Australia, Member for Macquarie and resident of Bathurst.