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Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir in Australia.
Australian Capital Territory
There are three key water storage facilities located in the Australian Capital Territory. The fourth source of water for Canberra, Googong Dam, is in NSW. In addition, there are four smaller man-made reservoirs used for recreation and as traps for sediment and fertilizers .
New South Wales
There are 2,250 dams, weirs, catchments, and barrages in New South Wales. Of these, 135 facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.
Dams and reservoirs
The largest reservoir in New South Wales is the 4,798,000-megalitre (1.055×10 imp gal; 1.267×10 US gal) Lake Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains, formed by the Eucumbene Dam.
Image | Dam name (where appropriate) |
Reservoir name (where appropriate) |
Region(s) | Waterway(s) impounded |
Dam type | Purpose(s) | Reservoir capacity | Coordinates | ||
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ML | Gal (Imp.) | Gal (US) | ||||||||
Avon Dam | Avon Storage Reservoir | Sydney – Macarthur – Illawarra |
Avon River | Gravity | Water supply | 214,360 | 4.715×10 | 5.663×10 | 34°21′05″S 150°38′28″E / 34.351389°S 150.641111°E / -34.351389; 150.641111 (Avon Dam) | |
Bankstown Reservoir | Sydney – South-western Sydney |
Water tower | Water supply | 4.4 | 970,000 | 1,200,000 | 33°54′20″S 151°02′23″E / 33.905494°S 151.03965°E / -33.905494; 151.03965 (Bankstown) | |||
Bendeela Pondage | Bendeela Pondage | South Coast | Kangaroo River | Embankment | Water supply | 1,200 | 260×10 |
320×10 |
34°43′30″S 150°28′47″E / 34.725°S 150.479722°E / -34.725; 150.479722 (Bendeela Pondage) | |
Ben Boyd Dam | South Coast | Water Supply | 800 | 180×10 |
210×10 |
37°07′14″S 149°51′18″E / 37.120456°S 149.854890°E / -37.120456; 149.854890 (Ben Boyd) | ||||
Ben Chifley Dam | Central West | Campbells River | Embankment | Water supply | 30,800 | 6.8×10 | 8.1×10 | 33°32′54″S 149°38′05″E / 33.54833°S 149.63472°E / -33.54833; 149.63472 (Ben Chifley Dam) | ||
Blowering Dam | Blowering Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Tumut River | Embankment | Flood mitigation Hydroelectricity Irrigation Water supply Conservation |
1,628,000 | 3.58×10 | 4.30×10 | 35°24′05″S 148°14′52″E / 35.40139°S 148.24778°E / -35.40139; 148.24778 (Blowering Dam) | |
Brogo Dam | South Coast | Brogo River | Embankment | Environmental flows Hydroelectricity Irrigation Water supply |
8,980 | 1.98×10 | 2.37×10 | 36°29′24″S 149°44′30″E / 36.4899724°S 149.7415495°E / -36.4899724; 149.7415495 (Brogo Dam) | ||
Burrendong Dam | Lake Burrendong | Orana | Macquarie River | Embankment | Flood mitigation Hydroelectricity Irrigation Water supply |
1,188,000 | 2.61×10 | 3.14×10 | 32°40′04″S 149°06′25″E / 32.667778°S 149.106944°E / -32.667778; 149.106944 (Burrendong Dam) | |
Burrinjuck Dam | Lake Burrinjuck | Riverina | Murrumbidgee River | Gravity | Hydroelectricity Irrigation |
1,026,000 | 2.26×10 | 2.71×10 | 35°00′10″S 148°35′02″E / 35.002683°S 148.583900°E / -35.002683; 148.583900 (Burrinjuck Dam) | |
Carcoar Dam | Central West | Belubula River | Arch | Irrigation Water supply Water conservation |
36,400 | 8.0×10 | 9.6×10 | 33°37′00″S 149°10′45″E / 33.61667°S 149.17917°E / -33.61667; 149.17917 (Carcoar Dam) | ||
Cascade Creek Dams | Cascade Dam | Blue Mountains | Cascade Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 1,704 | 375×10 |
450×10 |
33°41′29″S 150°18′05″E / 33.69139°S 150.30139°E / -33.69139; 150.30139 (Cascade Creek Dams) | |
Cataract Dam | Cataract Reservoir | Sydney – Macarthur – Illawarra |
Cararact River | Gravity | Water supply | 94,300 | 2.07×10 | 2.49×10 | 34°15′56″S 150°48′11″E / 34.265597°S 150.803189°E / -34.265597; 150.803189 (Cataract Dam) | |
Chaffey Dam | Chaffey Dam | New England | Peel River | Embankment | Irrigation Water supply |
102,868 | 2.2628×10 | 2.7175×10 | 31°20′45″S 151°08′19″E / 31.345833°S 151.138611°E / -31.345833; 151.138611 (Chaffey) | |
Chichester Dam | Lake Chichester | Hunter | Chichester River Wangat River |
21,500 | 4.7×10 | 5.7×10 | 32°14′15″S 151°41′22″E / 32.2375361°S 151.689418°E / -32.2375361; 151.689418 (Chichester) | |||
Clarrie Hall Dam | Lake Clarrie Hall | Northern Rivers | Doon Doon Creek | 16,000 | 3.5×10 | 4.2×10 | 28°26′16″S 153°18′19″E / 28.437778°S 153.305278°E / -28.437778; 153.305278 (Clarrie) | |||
Cochrane Dam | Cochrane Lake | South Coast | Georges Creek | 385 | 85×10 |
102×10 |
36°33′54″S 149°27′04″E / 36.565000°S 149.451111°E / -36.565000; 149.451111 (Cochrane) | |||
Copeton Dam | Lake Copeton | New England | Gwydir River | Embankment | 1,364,000 | 3.00×10 | 3.60×10 | 29°54′23″S 150°55′38″E / 29.906389°S 150.927222°E / -29.906389; 150.927222 (Copeton) | ||
Cordeaux Dam | Sydney – Macarthur – Illawarra |
Cordeaux River | Gravity | Water supply | 93,600 | 2.06×10 | 2.47×10 | 34°20′25″S 150°44′35″E / 34.34028°S 150.74306°E / -34.34028; 150.74306 (Cordeaux Dam) | ||
Deep Creek Dam | Deep Creek Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Deep Creek | 11 | 2.4×10 |
2.9×10 |
36°00′35.7″S 148°20′37.2″E / 36.009917°S 148.343667°E / -36.009917; 148.343667 (Deep Ck Dam) | |||
Eucumbene Dam | Lake Eucumbene | Snowy Mountains | Eucumbene River | Embankment | 4,798,000 | 1.055×10 | 1.267×10 | |||
Fitzroy Falls Dam | Fitzroy Falls Reservoir | South Coast | Yarrunga Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 9,950 | 2.19×10 | 2.63×10 | ||
Geehi Dam | Geehi Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Geehi River | Embankment | 21,093 | 4.640×10 | 5.572×10 | |||
Glenbawn Dam | Lake Glenbawn | Hunter | Hunter River | 750,000 | 1.6×10 | 2.0×10 | ||||
Glennies Creek Dam | Lake St Clair | Hunter | Hunter River | 283,000 | 6.2×10 | 7.5×10 | ||||
Googong Dam | Googong Reservoir | Capital Country | Queanbeyan River | 121,083 | 2.6635×10 | 3.1987×10 | ||||
Grahamstown Dam | Hunter Mid North Coast |
Williams River | Water Supply | 190,000 | 4.2×10 | 5.0×10 | ||||
Guthega Dam | Guthega Pondage | Snowy Mountains | Snowy River | Gravity | Hydroelectricity | 1,604 | 353×10 |
424×10 |
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Happy Jacks Dam | Happy Jacks Pondage | Snowy Mountains | Tumut River | Gravity | Hydroelectricity | 271 | 60×10 |
72×10 |
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Hume Dam | Lake Hume (on border with Victoria) | Riverina | Murray River | Embankment Gravity |
Hydroelectricity Irrigation |
3,038,000 | 6.68×10 | 8.03×10 | ||
Island Bend Dam | Island Bend Pondage | Snowy Mountains | Snowy River | Gravity | Hydroelectricity | 3,084 | 678×10 |
815×10 |
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Jindabyne Dam | Lake Jindabyne | Snowy Mountains | Snowy River | Embankment | Hydroelectricity | 688,000 | 1.51×10 | 1.82×10 | ||
Jounama Dam | Jounama Pondage | Snowy Mountains | Tumut River | Embankment | Hydroelectricity | 43,542 | 9.578×10 | 1.1503×10 | ||
Keepit Dam | Lake Keepit | New England | Namoi River | Irrigation | 425,510 | 9.360×10 | 1.1241×10 | |||
Khancoban Dam | Khancoban Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Swampy Plain River | Embankment | Hydroelectricity | 26,643 | 5.861×10 | 7.038×10 | ||
Lake Rowlands Dam | Lake Rowlands | Central West | Coombing Rivulet | Concrete slab and buttress | Water supply | 4,500 | 990×10 |
1,200×10 |
33°40′16″S 149°10′35″E / 33.671211°S 149.176272°E / -33.671211; 149.176272 (Lake Rowlands Dam) | |
Liverpool Offtake Reservoir | Cecil Hills | South West Sydney | fed from canal | embankment | Water supply | 170 | 37×10 |
45×10 |
33°53′24″S 150°49′36″E / 33.889869°S 150.826790°E / -33.889869; 150.826790 (Liverpool Offtake) | |
Lostock Dam | Lostock Dam | Hunter | Paterson River | Embankment | Water Supply | 20,220 | 4.45×10 | 5.34×10 | ||
Lyell Dam | Lake Lyell | Central West | Coxs River | Water Supply | 34,500 | 7.6×10 | 9.1×10 | |||
Malpas Dam | Malpas Reservoir | New England | Gara River | Water Supply | 13,000 | 2.9×10 | 3.4×10 | |||
Mangrove Creek Dam | Central Coast | Mangrove Creek | Water Supply | 190,000 | 4.2×10 | 5.0×10 | ||||
Manly Dam | Manly Reservoir | Sydney – Northern Beaches | Curl Curl Creek | Gravity | Flood Mitigation | 2,000 | 440×10 |
530×10 |
33°46′53″S 151°15′21″E / 33.78139°S 151.25583°E / -33.78139; 151.25583 (Manly Dam) | |
Medlow Dam | Medlow Bath Reservoir | Blue Mountains | Adams Creek | Blue Mountains | Water supply | 304.5 | 67,000×10 |
80,400×10 |
33°39′30″S 150°17′57″E / 33.6583°S 150.2993°E / -33.6583; 150.2993 (Medlow Dam) | |
Murray Two Dam | Murray Two Pondage | Snowy Mountains | Khancoban Bank | Arch | Hydroelectricity | 2,344 | 516×10 |
619×10 |
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Nepean Dam | Sydney – Macarthur – Illawarra |
Nepean River | Arch gravity | Water supply | 70,170 | 1.544×10 | 1.854×10 | 34°19′55″S 150°37′05″E / 34.33194°S 150.61806°E / -34.33194; 150.61806 (Nepean Dam) | ||
Oberon Dam | Lake Oberon | Central West | Fish River | Water Supply | 45,420 | 9.99×10 | 1.200×10 | |||
Pindari Dam | Lake Pindari | North West Slopes | Hydroelectricity | 312,000 | 6.9×10 | 8.2×10 | ||||
Prospect Dam | Prospect Reservoir | Sydney – Western suburbs |
Prospect Creek | Embankment | Water Supply | 50,200 | 1.10×10 | 1.33×10 | ||
Rocky Creek Dam | Northern Rivers | Rocky Creek | Water supply | 14,000 | 3.1×10 | 3.7×10 | ||||
Rydal Dam | Central Tablelands | Power station cooling | 370 | 81×10 |
98×10 |
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Split Rock Dam | Split Rock Reservoir | New England | Manilla River | Irrigation | 397,370 | 8.741×10 | 1.0497×10 | |||
Spring Creek Dam | Central West | Spring Creek | Minor embankment | Water supply | 4,680 | 1.03×10 | 1.24×10 | |||
Stephens Creek Dam | Stephens Creek Reservoir | Far West | Stephens Creek | Gravity | Water supply | 2,000 | 440×10 |
530×10 |
31°52′42″S 141°35′40″E / 31.87833°S 141.59444°E / -31.87833; 141.59444 (Stephens Creek Dam) | |
Suma Park Dam | Suma Park Reservoir | Central West | Summer Hill Creek | Water Supply | 17,290 | 3.80×10 | 4.57×10 | |||
Talbingo Dam | Talbingo Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Tumut River | Embankment | Hydroelectricity | 921,000 | 2.03×10 | 2.43×10 | ||
Tallowa Dam | Lake Yarrunga | South Coast | Shoalhaven River | Gravity | Water supply | 90,000 | 2.0×10 | 2.4×10 | 34°46′22″S 150°18′48″E / 34.77278°S 150.31333°E / -34.77278; 150.31333 (Tallowa Dam) | |
Tantangara Dam | Tantangara Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Murrumbidge River | Gravity | Hydroelectricity | 254,099 | 5.5894×10 | 6.7126×10 | ||
Tilba Dam | South Coast | 90 | 20×10 |
24×10 |
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Tooma Dam | Tooma Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Tooma River | Embankment | Hydroelectricity | 28,124 | 6.186×10 | 7.430×10 | 36°03′03.4″S 148°16′30.5″E / 36.050944°S 148.275139°E / -36.050944; 148.275139 (Tooma Dam) | |
Toonumbar Dam | Lake Toonumbar | Northern Rivers | Iron Pot Creek | Water Supply | 1,100 | 240×10 |
290×10 |
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Tumut Pond Dam | Tumut Pond Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Tumut River | 52,793 | 1.1613×10 | 1.3946×10 | ||||
Tumut Two Dam | Tumut Two Reservoir | Snowy Mountains | Tumut River | Gravity | Hydroelectricity | 2,677 | 589×10 |
707×10 |
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Umberumberka Dam | Umberumberka Reservoir | Far West | Umberumberka Creek | Gravity | Water Supply | 1,950 | 430×10 |
520×10 |
31°48′49″S 141°12′38″E / 31.81361°S 141.21056°E / -31.81361; 141.21056 (Umberumberka Dam) | |
Warragamba Dam | Lake Burragorang | Sydney – Macarthur |
Coxs River Kowmung River Nattai River Wingecarribee River Wollondilly River Warragamba River |
Gravity | Water Supply | 2,027,000 | 4.46×10 | 5.35×10 | 33°52′59″S 150°35′44″E / 33.88306°S 150.59556°E / -33.88306; 150.59556 (Warragamba Dam) | |
Wentworth Falls Lake | Wentworth Falls | Blue Mountains | Jamison Creek | NSWGR | 33°42′13″S 150°22′19″E / 33.703672°S 150.372042°E / -33.703672; 150.372042 (Wentworth Falls Lake) | |||||
Wilson Park Dam | Wentworth Falls | Blue Mountains | Jamison Creek | NSWGR | 33°42′40″S 150°22′27″E / 33.711168°S 150.374302°E / -33.711168; 150.374302 (Wilson Park) | |||||
Windamere Dam | Lake Windamere | Central West | Cudgegong River | Irrigation | 368,120 | 8.098×10 | 9.725×10 | 32°43′40″S 149°46′25″E / 32.727861°S 149.773510°E / -32.727861; 149.773510 (Windamere) | ||
Wingecarribee Dam | Wingecarribee Reservoir | South Coast | Wingecarribee River | Embankment | Water supply | 25,875 | 5.692×10 | 6.835×10 | 34°32′29″S 150°28′55″E / 34.54139°S 150.48194°E / -34.54139; 150.48194 (Wingecarribee Dam) | |
Woodford Creek Dam | Blue Mountains | Woodford Creek | Water Supply | 1,431 | 315×10 |
378×10 |
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Woronora Dam | Woronora Reservoir | Sydney – Southern Sydney Sutherland Shire |
Woronora River | 71,790 | 1.579×10 | 1.896×10 | ||||
Wyangala Dam | Lake Wyangala | Central West | Lachlan River | Embankment | Flood mitigation Hydroelectricity Irrigation Water supply |
1,220,000 | 2.7×10 | 3.2×10 | 33°58′23″S 148°57′02″E / 33.973119°S 148.950503°E / -33.973119; 148.950503 (Wyangala Dam) | |
Yellow Pinch Dam | Yellow Pinch Dam | South Coast | Yellow Pinch Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 3,000 | 660×10 |
790×10 |
36°49′55″S 149°48′04″E / 36.83194°S 149.80111°E / -36.83194; 149.80111 (Yellow Pinch Dam) |
Weirs and barrages
Cancelled and decommissioned
Image | Dam/reservoir name (where appropriate) |
Region(s) | Status | Coordinates (where appropriate) |
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Balmain Reservoir | Sydney – Inner West | Decommissioned | 33°51′32″S 151°10′56″E / 33.85889°S 151.18222°E / -33.85889; 151.18222 (Balmain Reservoir) | |
Centennial Park Reservoir | Sydney | |||
Gosling Creek Dam | Central West | Decommissioned in 1962 | 33°18′54″S 149°05′04″E / 33.31500°S 149.08444°E / -33.31500; 149.08444 (Gosling Creek Dam) | |
Paddington Reservoir | Sydney | Decommissioned in 1899 | ||
Tillegra Dam | Hunter | Proposed and cancelled in 2010 | 32°19′13″S 151°41′10″E / 32.32028°S 151.68611°E / -32.32028; 151.68611 (Tillegra Dam) |
Northern Territory
There are 805 named water storage facilities located in the Northern Territory. Of these, four facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.
Image | Dam name (where appropriate) |
Reservoir name (where appropriate) |
Region(s) | Waterway(s) impounded | Dam type | Purpose(s) | Reservoir capacity | Coordinates |
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Copperfield Dam | Copperfield Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 500 ML (110×10 |
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Darwin River Dam | Darwin River | Embankment | Water supply | 265,500 ML (58.4×10 |
12°53′45″S 131°02′20″E / 12.89583°S 131.03889°E / -12.89583; 131.03889 (Darwin River Dam) | |||
Manton Dam | Manton River | Arch | Recreation | 15,910 ML (3.50×10 |
12°51′32″S 131°07′12″E / 12.85889°S 131.12000°E / -12.85889; 131.12000 (Manton Dam) | |||
Mary Ann Dam | Lake Mary Ann | Tennant Creek | Mary Ann Creek | Embankment | Recreation | 450 ML (99×10 |
19°36′36″S 134°12′42″E / 19.61000°S 134.21167°E / -19.61000; 134.21167 (Lake Mary Ann) |
Queensland
Dams and reservoirs
There are 183 key water storage facilities located in Queensland. These facilities represent a total capacity of 13,389 gigalitres (2,945×10^ imp gal; 3,537×10^ US gal) for Queensland. This does not include privately owned off-stream storage sites used for water harvesting.
Image | Dam name (where appropriate) |
Reservoir name (where appropriate) |
Region(s) | Waterway(s) impounded |
Dam type | Purpose(s) | Reservoir capacity | Coordinates | ||||
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ML | Gal (Imp.) | Gal (US) | ||||||||||
Atkinson Dam | Lake Atkinson | South East – West Moreton |
Buaraba Creek | Embankment | Irrigation | 30,500 | 6.7×10 |
8.1×10 |
27°25′42″S 152°26′39″E / 27.42833°S 152.44417°E / -27.42833; 152.44417 (Atkinson Dam) | |||
Awoonga Dam | Lake Awoonga | Fitzroy | Boyne River | Embankment | Water Supply and Recreation | 777,000 | 171×10 |
205×10 |
24°07′53″S 151°30′8″E / 24.13139°S 151.50222°E / -24.13139; 151.50222 (Awoonga Dam) | |||
Bamboo Dam | Lake Bamboo | North | Bamboo Creek | Embankment | Recreation | |||||||
Baroon Pocket Dam | Lake Baroon | South East – Sunshine Coast |
Obi Obi Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 61,000 | 13×10 |
16×10 |
26°42′12″S 152°52′5″E / 26.70333°S 152.86806°E / -26.70333; 152.86806 (Baroon Pocket Dam) | |||
Belmore Dam | Lake Belmore | Far North | Belmore Creek | Embankment | Water Supply and Recreation | 5,800 | 1.3×10 |
1.5×10 |
18°10′45″S 142°15′41″E / 18.17917°S 142.26139°E / -18.17917; 142.26139 (Belmore Dam) | |||
Biggera Creek Dam | South East – Gold Coast |
Biggera Creek | Embankment | Flood mitigation | 2,980 | 660×10 |
790×10 |
810×10 |
980×10 |
27°56′54″S 153°22′59″E / 27.94833°S 153.38306°E / -27.94833; 153.38306 (Biggera Creek Dam) | ||
Bill Gunn Dam | Lake Dyer | South East – Lockyer Valley |
Off-stream | Embankment | Irrigation | 6,940 | 1,530×10 |
1,830×10 |
27°37′40″S 152°22′37″E / 27.62778°S 152.37694°E / -27.62778; 152.37694 (Bill Gunn Dam) | |||
Bjelke-Petersen Dam | Lake Barambah | South East – South Burnett |
Barker Creek | Embankment | Water Supply and Irrigation | 134,900 | 29,700×10 |
35,600×10 |
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Boondooma Dam | Lake Boondooma | South East – South Burnett |
Boyne River | Embankment | Water Supply and Power Station | 134,900 | 29,700×10 |
35,600×10 |
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Boobir Dam | South East – South Burnett |
Boobir Creek | Embankment | Water Supply | 179 | 39×10 |
47×10 |
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Borumba Dam | Lake Borumba | South East – Gympie |
Yabba Creek | Embankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 33,300 | 7,300×10 |
8,800×10 |
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Bromelton Dam | Bromelton Offstream Storage | South East – Beaudesert |
Off-stream | Embankment | Water supply | 8,210 | 1,810×10 |
2,170×10 |
27°56′44″S 152°57′14″E / 27.94556°S 152.95389°E / -27.94556; 152.95389 (Bromelton Dam) | |||
Burdekin Falls Dam | Lake Dalrymple | North | Burdekin River | Gravity | Irrigation & Water supply | 1,860,000 | 410,000×10 |
490,000×10 |
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Burton Gorge Dam | Isaac River | RCC Gravity | Water supply | 14,829 | ||||||||
Callide Dam | Callide Creek | Embankment | Water Supply | 136,370 | ||||||||
Cania Dam | Three Moon Creek | Embankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 88,580 | ||||||||
Cedar Pocket Dam | Deep Creek | Concrete gravity and rock embankment | Irrigation | 730 | ||||||||
Lake Clarendon Dam | Lake Clarendon | South East – Lockyer Valley |
Off-stream | Embankment | Irrigation | 24,330 | 5.35×10 |
6.43×10 |
27°30′56″S 152°21′4″E / 27.51556°S 152.35111°E / -27.51556; 152.35111 (Lake Clarendon Dam) | |||
Connolly Dam | Rosenthal Creek | Embankment | Water Supply | 2,157 | ||||||||
Cooby Dam | Cooby Creek Reservoir | Cooby Creek | Concrete faced rockfill | Water Supply | 23,100 | |||||||
Coolmunda Dam | Lake Coolmunda | Macintyre Brook | Ebankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 69,090 | |||||||
Cooloolabin Dam | Rocky Creek | Concrete Gravity | Water Supply | 8,183 | ||||||||
Copperlode Falls Dam | Lake Morris | Freshwater Creek | Earth embankment | Water Supply | 38,475 | |||||||
Corella Dam | Lake Corella | Corella River | Rockfill Embankment | Water Supply | 10,500 | |||||||
Cressbrook Dam | Lake Cressbrook | Cressbrook Creek | Earthfill Embankment | Water Supply | 81,800 | |||||||
East Leichhardt Dam | East Leichhardt River | Water Supply | 12,100 | |||||||||
E.J. Beardmore Dam | Lake Kajarabie | Balonne River | Earth and rockfill embankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 81,800 | |||||||
Enoggera Dam | Enoggera Reservoir | South East – Brisbane |
Enoggera Creek | Earth-fill | Water supply | 4,567 | 1,005×10 |
1,206×10 |
990×10 |
1,200×10 |
27°26′50″S 152°56′37″E / 27.44722°S 152.94361°E / -27.44722; 152.94361 (Enoggera Dam) | |
Eungella Dam | Broken River | Earth and rockfill | Irrigation and Mining | 112,400 | ||||||||
Ewen Maddock Dam | South East – Sunshine Coast |
Addlington Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 16,587 | 3.649×10 |
4.382×10 |
3.65×10 |
4.38×10 |
26°40′51″S 153°0′22″E / 26.68083°S 153.00611°E / -26.68083; 153.00611 (Ewen Maddock Dam) | ||
Fairbairn Dam | Lake Maraboon | Central Queensland | Nogoa River | Embankment | Irrigation Water supply Flood mitigation |
1,301,000 | 286×10 |
344×10 |
23°39′00″S 148°03′56″E / 23.65000°S 148.06556°E / -23.65000; 148.06556 (Fairbairn Dam) | |||
Fred Haigh Dam | Lake Monduran | Kolan River | Earthfill embankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 562,045 | |||||||
Gattonvale Offstream Storage | Water Supply | 5,200 | ||||||||||
Glenlyon Dam | Lake Glenlyon | Pike Creek | Earth and rockfill embankment | Irrigation | 254,000 | |||||||
Gold Creek Dam | Gold Creek Reservoir | South East – Brisbane |
Gold Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 801 | 176×10 |
212×10 |
27°27′39″S 152°52′52″E / 27.46083°S 152.88111°E / -27.46083; 152.88111 (Gold Creek Dam) | |||
Gordonbrook Dam | Stuart River | Earthfill embankment | Water Supply | 6,800 | ||||||||
(no dam) | Green Hill Reservoir | Chapel Hill, Queensland | 155 | 34×10 |
41×10 |
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Hinze Dam | Advancetown Lake | South East – Gold Coast |
Nerang River | Embankment | Water supply Flood mitigation |
310,730 | 68.35×10 |
82.09×10 |
28°3′2″S 153°17′2″E / 28.05056°S 153.28389°E / -28.05056; 153.28389 (Hinze Dam) | |||
Ibis Dam | Ibis Creek | Concrete Gravity | Water Supply | 225 | ||||||||
Irvinebank Dam | Gibbs Creek | Timber and Concrete Weir | Water Supply | 150 | ||||||||
Julius Dam | Lake Julius | Leichhardt River | Multiple arch concrete buttress | Industrial and Town Water Supply | 107,500 | |||||||
Kidston Dam | Copperfield Dam | Copperfield River | Roller compacted concrete | Water Supply, Recreation, Pumped Hydro | 20,600 | |||||||
Kinchant Dam | Sandy Creek | Earth and rockfill embankment | Irrigation | 72,235 | ||||||||
Kroombit Dam | Kroombit Creek | Roller Compacted Concrete | Groundwater Recharge | 14,600 | ||||||||
Koombooloomba Dam | Tully River | Concrete Gravity | Hydroelectricity | 186,750 | ||||||||
Lake Gregory | Isis Balancing Storage | Earthfill embankment | Irrigation | 6,160 | ||||||||
Lake Manchester Dam | Lake Manchester | South East – Ipswich |
Cabbage Tree Creek | Gravity | Water supply Recreation |
26,000 | 5.7×10 |
6.9×10 |
27°29′17″S 152°45′5″E / 27.48806°S 152.75139°E / -27.48806; 152.75139 (Lake Manchester Dam) | |||
Lenthalls Dam | Lake Lenthall | Burrum River | Earthfill embankment | Water Supply | 28,411 | |||||||
Leslie Dam | Lake Leslie | Sandy Creek | Concrete Gravity | Irrigation and Water Supply | 106,250 | |||||||
Leslie Harrison Dam | Tingalpa Reservoir | South East – Brisbane |
Tingalpa Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 13,206 | 2.905×10 |
3.489×10 |
5.470×10 |
6.569×10 |
27°31′41″S 153°10′49″E / 27.52806°S 153.18028°E / -27.52806; 153.18028 (Leslie Harrison Dam) | |
Little Nerang Dam | South East – Gold Coast |
Little Nerang Creek | Gravity | Water supply | 8,390 | 1.85×10 |
2.22×10 |
28°8′37″S 153°17′8″E / 28.14361°S 153.28556°E / -28.14361; 153.28556 (Little Nerang Dam) | ||||
Maroon Dam | South East – Scenic Rim |
Burnett Creek | Embankment | Irrigation | 44,300 | 9.7×10 |
11.7×10 |
28°10′51″S 152°39′25″E / 28.18083°S 152.65694°E / -28.18083; 152.65694 (Maroon Dam) | ||||
Middle Creek Dam | Plane Creek | Earthfill embankment | Water Supply | 1,120 | ||||||||
Moogerah Dam | Lake Moogerah | South East – Fassifern Valley |
Reynolds Creek | Arch | Irrigation Water supply |
83,700 | 18.4×10 |
22.1×10 |
28°1′48″S 152°32′56″E / 28.03000°S 152.54889°E / -28.03000; 152.54889 (Moogerah Dam) | |||
Moondarra Dam | Lake Moondarra | Leichardt River | Concrete-faced rockfill embankment | Mine and urban water supply | 106,833 | |||||||
Meandu Creek Dam | Meandu Creek | Zoned earthfill | Irrigation and power station cooling water | 3,000 | ||||||||
North Pine Dam | Lake Samsonvale | South East – Moreton Bay |
North Pine River | Gravity | Water supply | 214,302 | 47.140×10 |
56.613×10 |
27°15′48″S 152°56′12″E / 27.26333°S 152.93667°E / -27.26333; 152.93667 (North Pine Dam) | |||
Number 7 Dam | Big Dam No 7, Mount Morgan |
Dee River | Mass concrete gravity | Water supply | 2,830 | |||||||
Paluma Dam | Swamp Creek | Earth core rock embankment | Water supply | 11,830 | ||||||||
Paradise Dam | Wide-Bay | Burnett River | Gravity | Irrigation | 300,000 | 6.6×10 | 7.9×10 | 25°21′04″S 151°55′10″E | ||||
Perseverance Dam | Lake Perseverance | Perseverance Creek | Zoned earth and rockfill | Water supply | 30,140 | |||||||
Peter Faust Dam | Lake Proserpine | Mackay–Whitsunday | Proserpine River | Embankment | Urban Water Supply, Irrigation & Recreation | 491,400 | 108.1×10 |
129.8×10 |
20.3673°S 148.378°E | |||
Placer Dam | Perry River Dam | Perry River | Roller compacted concrete embankment | Mine water supply | 1,050 | |||||||
Poona Dam | South East – Sunshine Coast |
South Maroochy River | Embankment | Water storage | 655 | 144×10 |
173×10 |
26°35′46″S 152°54′36″E / 26.59611°S 152.91000°E / -26.59611; 152.91000 (Poona Dam) | ||||
Return Creek Dam | Crooks Dam | Return Creek | Earthfill embankment | Stock water supply and recreation | 1,045 | |||||||
Rifle Creek Dam | Rifle Creek | Concrete arch | Urban and mine water supply | 9,500 | ||||||||
Ross River Dam | North
- Townsville |
Embankment | Water supply
Flood mitigation |
233,187 | ||||||||
Sideling Creek Dam | Lake Kurwongbah | South East – Moreton Bay |
Sideling Creek | Embankment | Water supply Recreation |
14,500 | 3.2×10 |
3.8×10 |
27°15′28″S 152°57′7″E / 27.25778°S 152.95194°E / -27.25778; 152.95194 (Sideling Creek Dam) | |||
Six Mile Creek Dam | Lake Macdonald | South East – Sunshine Coast |
Six Mile Creek | Embankment | Water supply Recreation |
8,018 | 1.764×10 |
2.118×10 |
26°22′52″S 152°55′48″E / 26.38111°S 152.93000°E / -26.38111; 152.93000 (Six Mile Creek Dam) | |||
Solomon Dam | Palm Island | Water Supply | ||||||||||
Somerset Dam | Lake Somerset | South East – Somerset Region |
Stanley River | Gravity | Water supply Flood mitigation Recreation Hydroelectricity |
379,849 | 83.555×10 |
100.345×10 |
199×10 |
239×10 |
27°6′52″S 152°33′25″E / 27.11444°S 152.55694°E / -27.11444; 152.55694 (Somerset Dam) | |
Southedge Dam | Mitchell River | Embankment | Recreation and water supply | 159,120 | ||||||||
Splityard Creek Dam | South East – Somerset Region |
Pryde Creek | Embankment | Hydroelectricity | 28,700 | 6,300×10 |
7,600×10 |
27°22′16″S 152°38′13″E / 27.37111°S 152.63694°E / -27.37111; 152.63694 (Splityard Creek Dam) | ||||
Stannary Hills Dam | Eureka Creek | Mining | 340 | |||||||||
Tallebudgera Creek Dam | South East – Gold Coast |
Tallebudgera Creek | Earthfill embankment | Water supply | 360 | |||||||
Teemburra Dam | Teemburra Creek | Concrete faced rockfill embankment | Irrigation, Urban and Industrial water supply | 147,500 | ||||||||
Theresa Creek Dam | Theresa Creek | Concrete gravity | Town water Supply and recreation | 9,200 | ||||||||
Tinaroo Dam | Lake Tinaroo | Barron River | Mass concrete gravity | Irrigation | 438,920 | |||||||
Teviot Creek Dam | Roller compacted concrete | Mining | 24,000 | |||||||||
Wappa Dam | South East – Sunshine Coast |
South Maroochy River | Gravity | Water supply | 4,610 | 1,010×10 |
1,220×10 |
26°34′12″S 152°55′19″E / 26.57000°S 152.92194°E / -26.57000; 152.92194 (Wappa Dam) | ||||
Wild River Dam | Herberton Dam | Wild River | Earth and rockfill embankment | Town water supply | 290 | |||||||
Wivenhoe Dam | Lake Wivenhoe | South East – Brisbane/Gold Coast |
Brisbane River | Embankment | Water supply Flood mitigation Hydroelectricity Recreation |
1,165,238 | 256.317×10 |
307.823×10 |
27°23′38″S 152°36′28″E / 27.39389°S 152.60778°E / -27.39389; 152.60778 (Wivenhoe Dam) | |||
Wuruma Dam | Nogo River | Mass concrete gravity | Irrigation and town water supply | 165,400 | ||||||||
Wyaralong Dam | South East – Scenic Rim |
Teviot Brook | Gravity | Water supply | 102,883 | 22,631×10 |
27,179×10 |
27°54′33″S 152°52′52″E / 27.90917°S 152.88111°E / -27.90917; 152.88111 (Wyaralong Dam) |
Weirs and barrages
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South Australia
Adelaide catchment
- Barossa Reservoir – The Whispering Wall
- Clarendon Weir
- Happy Valley Reservoir
- Hope Valley Reservoir
- Kangaroo Creek Reservoir
- Little Para Reservoir
- Millbrook Reservoir
- Mount Bold Reservoir
- Myponga Reservoir
- South Para Reservoir
- Thorndon Park Reservoir (Adelaide's first reservoir, built in 1860, decommissioned and reestablished as a recreational park in 1986)
- Warren Reservoir
Regional South Australia
- Aroona Dam
- Baroota Reservoir
- Beetaloo Reservoir
- Bundaleer Reservoir
- Blue Lake
- Goolwa Barrages
- Hindmarsh Valley
- Middle River Reservoir
- Tod Reservoir
Tasmania
There are 103 dams in Tasmania. Of these, 100 facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.
Dams and reservoirs
The largest reservoir in Tasmania is the 12,359-gigalitre (2,719×10^ imp gal; 3,265×10^ US gal) Lake Gordon in the South West region of the state, formed by the Gordon Dam. As of 2015, 44 per cent of all the dams in Tasmania were constructed for the purpose of generating hydro-electricity.
Image | Dam name (where appropriate) |
Reservoir name (where appropriate) |
Region(s) | Waterway(s) impounded |
Dam type | Purpose(s) | Reservoir capacity | Coordinates | ||
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ML | Gal (Imp.) | Gal (US) | ||||||||
Anthony Dam | Lake Plimsoll | West Coast | Anthony River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 36,180 | 7.96×10 |
9.56×10 |
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Anthony Levee | off stream | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 36,180 | 7.96×10 |
9.56×10 |
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Augusta Dam | Lake Augusta | Ouse River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 23,450 | 5.16×10 |
6.19×10 |
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Bastyan Dam | Lake Rosebery | West Coast | Pieman River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 123,520 | 27.17×10 |
32.63×10 |
43°43′48″S 145°31′48″E / 43.73000°S 145.53000°E / -43.73000; 145.53000 (Bastyan Dam) | |
Bastyan Levee | off stream | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 123,520 | 27.17×10 |
32.63×10 |
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Bradys Lake | ||||||||||
Briseis Dam | North East | |||||||||
Crotty Dam | Lake Burbury | West Coast | King River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 1,081,420 | 237.88×10 |
285.68×10 |
42°09′35″S 145°37′00″E / 42.15972°S 145.61667°E / -42.15972; 145.61667 (Crotty Dam) | |
Cascade Dam | North East | Cascade River | 41°10′14″S 147°49′20″E / 41.17056°S 147.82222°E / -41.17056; 147.82222 (Cascade Dam) | |||||||
Catagunya Dam | Lake Catagunya | Central Highlands | River Derwent | Gravity | Hydro-electricity | 25,640 | 5.64×10 |
6.77×10 |
42°26′24″S 146°35′24″E / 42.44000°S 146.59000°E / -42.44000; 146.59000 (Catagunya Dam) | |
Cethana Dam | Lake Cethana | Northern | Forth River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 112,210 | 24.68×10 |
29.64×10 |
41°22′47″S 146°08′01″E / 41.37972°S 146.13361°E / -41.37972; 146.13361 (Cethana Dam) | |
Clarence Dam | ||||||||||
Clark Dam | Lake King William | Central Highlands | River Derwent | Arch | Hydro-electricity | 539,340 | 118.64×10 |
142.48×10 |
42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E / 42.26000°S 146.26000°E / -42.26000; 146.26000 (Clark Dam) | |
Cluny Dam | Cluny Lagoon | Central Highlands | River Derwent | Gravity | Hydro-electricity | 4,880 | 1.07×10 |
1.29×10 |
42°30′00″S 146°40′48″E / 42.50000°S 146.68000°E / -42.50000; 146.68000 (Cluny Dam) | |
Craigborne Dam | South | Coal River | Irrigation | |||||||
Curries River Reservoir | ||||||||||
Darwin Dam | Lake Burbury | West Coast | off stream | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 1,081,420 | 237.88×10 |
285.68×10 |
42°12′36″S 145°36′36″E / 42.21000°S 145.61000°E / -42.21000; 145.61000 (Darwin Dam) | |
Devils Gate Dam | Lake Barrington | Northern | Forth River | Arch | Hydro-electricity | 179,940 | 39.58×10 |
47.54×10 |
41°20′24″S 146°15′36″E / 41.34000°S 146.26000°E / -41.34000; 146.26000 (Devils Gate Dam) | |
Edgar Dam | Lake Pedder | South West | off river | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 2,937,930 | 646.25×10 |
776.12×10 |
43°01′48″S 146°20′24″E / 43.03000°S 146.34000°E / -43.03000; 146.34000 (Edgar Dam) | |
Risdon Zinc Works | ||||||||||
Flagstaff Gully Dam | ||||||||||
Ford Dam | ||||||||||
Frome Dam | North East | Frome River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 41°08′41″S 147°54′42″E / 41.14472°S 147.91167°E / -41.14472; 147.91167 (Frome Dam) | |||||
Gordon Dam | Lake Gordon | South West | Gordon River | Arch | Hydro-electricity | 12,359,040 | 2,718.61×10 |
3,264.91×10 |
42°43′50″S 145°58′35″E / 42.73056°S 145.97639°E / -42.73056; 145.97639 (Gordon Dam) | |
Miena Rockfill Dam | Great Lake | Central Northern | Shannon River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 3,156,640 | 694.36×10 |
833.90×10 |
41°58′48″S 146°43′48″E / 41.98000°S 146.73000°E / -41.98000; 146.73000 (Miena Dam) | |
Guide River Reservoir | ||||||||||
Hall No 2 | ||||||||||
Henty Dam | North West | Henty River | Gravity | Hydro-electricity | 350 | 0.077×10 |
0.092×10 |
41°52′48″S 145°32′24″E / 41.88000°S 145.54000°E / -41.88000; 145.54000 (Henty Dam) | ||
Knights Creek Reservoir | ||||||||||
Lake Echo Dam | Central Highlands | Dee River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 725,490 | 159.59×10 |
191.65×10 |
42°15′00″S 146°36′36″E / 42.25000°S 146.61000°E / -42.25000; 146.61000 (Lake Echo Dam) | ||
Laughing Jack Dam | Laughing Jack Lagoon | 42°10′35.8″S 146°19′51.7″E / 42.176611°S 146.331028°E / -42.176611; 146.331028 (Laughing Jack Dam) | ||||||||
Liapootah Dam | Lake Liapootah | Central Highlands | Nive River | Gravity | Hydro-electricity | 1,880 | 0.41×10 |
0.50×10 |
42°18′36″S 146°28′12″E / 42.31000°S 146.47000°E / -42.31000; 146.47000 (Liapootah Dam) | |
Limekiln Gully Reservoir | ||||||||||
Lower Reservoir | ||||||||||
Mackintosh Dam | Lake Mackintosh | Western | Mackintosh River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 913,690 | 200.98×10 |
241.37×10 |
41°41′24″S 145°38′24″E / 41.69000°S 145.64000°E / -41.69000; 145.64000 (Mackintosh Dam) | |
Margaret Dam | Lake Margaret | West Coast | Yolande River | Gravity | Hydro-electricity | 15,374 | 3.382×10 |
4.061×10 |
41°59′24″S 145°34′12″E / 41.99000°S 145.57000°E / -41.99000; 145.57000 (Margaret Dam) | |
Meadowbank Dam | Central Highlands | River Derwent | Buttress; Embankment |
Hydro-electricity | 59,650 | 13.12×10 |
15.76×10 |
42°36′36″S 146°50′24″E / 42.61000°S 146.84000°E / -42.61000; 146.84000 (Meadowbank Dam) | ||
Meander Dam | Huntsman Lake | Northern | Meander River | Gravity | Irrigation Hydro-electricity |
36,000 | 7.9×10 |
9.5×10 |
41°41′24″S 146°37′12″E / 41.69000°S 146.62000°E / -41.69000; 146.62000 (Meander Dam) | |
Monarch Dam | North East | Shallamar Creek | ||||||||
Mount Paris Dam | North East | 41°13′08.4″S 147°51′14.2″E / 41.219000°S 147.853944°E / -41.219000; 147.853944 (Mount Paris Dam) | ||||||||
Murchison Dam | Lake Murchison | Western | Murchison River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 96,910 | 21.32×10 |
25.60×10 |
41°46′48″S 145°38′24″E / 41.78000°S 145.64000°E / -41.78000; 145.64000 (Murchison Dam) | |
Newton Dam | Western | Newton Creek | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 6,330 | 1.39×10 |
1.67×10 |
41°54′36″S 145°33′00″E / 41.91000°S 145.55000°E / -41.91000; 145.55000 (Newton Dam) | ||
Paloona Dam | Lake Paloona | Northern | Forth River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 19,110 | 4.20×10 |
5.05×10 |
41°16′48″S 146°14′24″E / 41.28000°S 146.24000°E / -41.28000; 146.24000 (Paloona Dam) | |
Lake Parangana | ||||||||||
Pet River Scheme | ||||||||||
Pine Tier Dam | Pine Tier Lagoon | Central Highlands | Nive River | Gravity | Hydro-electricity | 7,420 | 1.63×10 |
1.96×10 |
42°06′00″S 146°28′48″E / 42.10000°S 146.48000°E / -42.10000; 146.48000 (Pine Tier Dam) | |
Reece Dam | Lake Pieman | West Coast | Pieman River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 300,200 | 66.0×10 |
79.3×10 |
41°43′12″S 145°07′48″E / 41.72000°S 145.13000°E / -41.72000; 145.13000 (Reece Dam) | |
Repulse Dam | Central Highlands | River Derwent | Arch: Embankment |
Hydro-electricity | 6,330 | 1.39×10 |
1.67×10 |
42°30′00″S 146°38′24″E / 42.50000°S 146.64000°E / -42.50000; 146.64000 (Repulse Dam) | ||
Ridgeway Reservoir | ||||||||||
Rileys Creek Reservoir | ||||||||||
Risdon Brook Dam | ||||||||||
Rowallan Dam | Lake Rowallan | Northern | Mersey River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 130,490 | 28.70×10 |
34.47×10 |
41°43′48″S 146°12′36″E / 41.73000°S 146.21000°E / -41.73000; 146.21000 (Rowallan Dam) | |
Lake Samuel | ||||||||||
Scotts Peak Dam | Lake Pedder | South West | Huon River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 2,937,930 | 646.25×10 |
776.12×10 |
43°01′48″S 146°17′24″E / 43.03000°S 146.29000°E / -43.03000; 146.29000 (Scotts Peak Dam) | |
Serpentine Dam | Serpentine River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 2,937,930 | 646.25×10 |
776.12×10 |
42°46′12″S 145°58′48″E / 42.77000°S 145.98000°E / -42.77000; 145.98000 (Serpentine Dam) | |||
Stanton Dam | ||||||||||
Taylor No 3 | ||||||||||
Tolosa Park Reservoir | ||||||||||
Tullabardine Dam | Lake Mackintosh | |||||||||
Trevallyn Dam | Lake Trevallyn | Northern | South Esk River | Gravity | Hydro-electricity | 12,330 | 2.71×10 |
3.26×10 |
41°26′24″S 147°04′48″E / 41.44000°S 147.08000°E / -41.44000; 147.08000 (Trevallyn Dam) | |
Upper Grassy Dam | ||||||||||
Upper Reservoir | ||||||||||
Wayatinah Dam | Wayatinah Lagoon | Central Highlands | River Derwent | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 8,860 | 1.95×10 |
2.34×10 |
42°24′00″S 146°29′24″E / 42.40000°S 146.49000°E / -42.40000; 146.49000 (Wayatinah Dam) | |
White Spur Dam | White Spur Lake | North West | White Spur Creek | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 1,750 | 0.38×10 |
0.46×10 |
41°53′24″S 145°31′48″E / 41.89000°S 145.53000°E / -41.89000; 145.53000 (White Spur Dam) | |
Wilmot Dam | Lake Gairdner | Northern | Wilmont River | Embankment | Hydro-electricity | 8,820 | 1.94×10 |
2.33×10 |
41°28′12″S 146°04′12″E / 41.47000°S 146.07000°E / -41.47000; 146.07000 (Wilmot Dam) |
Victoria
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Barwon Water areaSee also: Barwon Water
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Western Australia
Metropolitan Supply
Goldfields Water Supply |
Mid West Region |
North West Region |
Great Southern Region
South West Region
See also
References
- ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Place name search". Gazetteer of Australia. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- "Largest constructed reservoirs by State/Territory". Geoscience Australia: Geographic Information. Australian Government. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- "Water resources: Availability: Queensland". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.