Aroona Dam is a reservoir in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Leigh Creek about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the locality’s town centre.

A mountain, Mount Aroona, is located in the ridge on the north side of the dam’s lake.

Two shifts were scheduled during the winter months while concrete pouring was not conducted between November and March due to “extreme heat.”[2][8][9] Its original purpose was to supply the original town of Leigh Creek and the Leigh Creek Coalfield which was relying on water pumped from Sliding Rock Mine located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of the current town of Leigh Creek.

[2] In 2004, it was reported as storing and supplying water to “Leigh Creek, Copley and Lyndhurst, the coalfield and several neighbouring pastoral properties” and this was being augmented in respect to Leigh Creek by water pumped from bores about 6 km south of the town.

[10] In April 2017, in conjunction with initiatives underway for the future re-use of the Leigh Creek township after the closure of the Leigh Creek Coalfield in November 2015, the South Australian government commenced a study to investigate the “potential for shore-based recreational fishing access.”[11]