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Wyangala Dam, New South Wales, 1938 Wyangala Dam construction, November 1966. Commenced in 1928, completed in 1935, and upgraded in 1971, Wyangala Dam is a major reservoir situated below the confluence of the Lachlan and Abercrombie rivers, located approximately 38 km (24 mi) upstream, east of Cowra.
Dams and reservoirs of New South Wales Image Dam name (where appropriate) Reservoir name [1] (where appropriate) Region(s) Waterway(s) impounded [1] Dam type [1] Purpose(s) [1] Reservoir capacity [1] Coordinates [2] ML Gal Gal Avon Dam: Avon Storage Reservoir: Sydney – Macarthur – Illawarra: Avon River: Gravity: Water supply: 214,360 4.715 ...
The Shoalhaven Scheme is a dual-purpose water supply and Pumped-storage Hydroelectricity scheme located on the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The Scheme was built as a joint project between the Electricity Commission of NSW and the NSW Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board.
Wyangala / ˈ w aɪ æ ŋ ɡ ɑː l ə / is a small village in the Lachlan Valley, near the junction of the Abercrombie and Lachlan Rivers, just below the Wyangala Dam wall. It is in the South West Slopes of New South Wales, Australia, and about 320 km (200 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney.
Lake Medlow Dam was the first concrete thin arch, high stress dam built in New South Wales, and is one of the thinnest dams in the world. It is 20 metres (66 ft) high; 38 metres (125 ft) long; and holds 300 megalitres (66 × 10 ^ 6 imp gal; 79 × 10 ^ 6 US gal). [2] Greaves Creek Dam is also a concrete arch dam, it was completed in 1942.
Tumut Pond Dam (/ ˈ tj uː m ə t /) [1] is a major gated concrete arch dam across the upper reaches of the Tumut River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.The dam's main purpose is for the generation of hydro-power and is one of the sixteen major dams that comprise the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia ...
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Wingecarribee Dam, completed in 1974 as part of the Shoalhaven Scheme, is an earth and rockfill embankment dam structure located on the Wingecarribee River about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Bowral in New South Wales, Australia. The embankment of 573 cubic metres (20,200 cu ft) is 19 metres (62 ft) high and 1,140 metres (3,740 ft) in length.