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A hydro-electric power station generates up to 22.5 MW (30,200 hp) of electricity from the flow of the water leaving Wyangala Dam with an average output of 42.9 GWh (154 TJ) per annum. [2] A 7.5 MW (10,100 hp) station was initially constructed below the dam wall and opened in 1947, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and the new facility, managed by Hydro Power Pty ...
Tasmania's Gordon Dam, one of the largest in Australia, was constructed in the 1970s. It has a catchment area of 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi). It has a catchment area of 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi). Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir in Australia.
In dry years, the Lachlan can have periods of zero flow of over a year (for example from April 1944 to April 1945), which is a complete contrast to the Murray and Murrumbidgee which have not been known to cease to flow since European settlement. The river has flooded every seven years since 1887 at Forbes. [5]
1935 Wyangala Dam wall. To promote development in the region and to provide a reliable water supply, the Burrinjuck Dam and Wyangala Dam were constructed. [10] [27] The official sod-turning ceremony to mark the beginning of the A£1.3 million project was performed by the NSW Premier, Sir Thomas Bavin, on 17 December 1928. [30]
The river rises to the east of the village of Mount Werong and generally flows westward towards its confluence with the Lachlan River at Wyangala Dam near Cowra. [1] The river flows through freehold land as well as the Abercrombie River National Park, and provides habitat for platypus and rakali, [3] dropping 758 metres (2,487 ft) over its course of 130 kilometres (81 mi).
Emergency officials warned in a 6 p.m. ET Facebook post that Lake Lure Dam water levels are now receding. Emergency personnel have rescued more than 25 people through "swift water rescue."
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