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Tim Dornin

UNBELIEVABLE: Collapse fears for adelaide hills dam | History Defined

People in Echunga are being told to prepare for water through their properties if the dam fails. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A privately owned dam on the edge of an Adelaide Hills town remains at risk of collapse with local residents facing a nervous wait before being allowed to return to their homes.

The State Emergency Service says up to 40 houses at Echunga will be flooded with at least ankle-deep water if the 10 megalitre structure fails.

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