Built from 1966 to 1969, by damming the River Torrens west of the locality of , the
earth and
rock-filled dam wall is high and long. When full, the reservoir has capacity of and cover a surface area of , drawn from a
catchment area of . The
uncontrolled spillway has a flow capacity of . The stored water is used to maintain the water level in the
Hope Valley Reservoir via discharge through the Torrens. Between 2016 and December 2019, changes were made to the dam wall and the spillway. As a result of draining the dam, the historic Batchelor's Bridge once again became visible. The dam again reached capacity on 26 October 2022. The dam and reservoir are named after Kangaroo Creek, a tributary of the Torrens which enters the reservoir on its southern side. ==See also==