Snowy Mountains Scheme
Major dams and reservoirs

Snowy Mountains Scheme

Section Title: Major dams and reservoirs
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Dam constructed	Year completed	Impounded body of water	Reservoir capacity	Dam wall height	Crest length	Dam type	Spillway type

Blowering Dam	1968	Blowering Reservoir	1,628,000 ML (358×109 imp gal; 430×109 US gal)	112 m (367 ft)	747 m (2,451 ft)	Rockfill embankment	Concrete chute

Deep Creek Dam	1961	Deep Creek Reservoir	11 ML (2.4×106 imp gal; 2.9×106 US gal)	21 m (69 ft)	55 m (180 ft)	Concrete gravity

Eucumbene Dam	1958	Lake Eucumbene	4,798,400 ML (1,055.5×109 imp gal; 1,267.6×109 US gal)	116 m (381 ft)	579 m (1,900 ft)	Earthfill embankment	Overflow ski-jump and bucket

Geehi Dam	1966	Geehi Reservoir	21,093 ML (4,640×106 imp gal; 5,572×106 US gal)	91 m (299 ft)	265 m (869 ft)	Rockfill embankment	Bell Mouth

Guthega Dam	1955	Guthega Reservoir	1,604 ML (353×106 imp gal; 424×106 US gal)	34 m (112 ft)	139 m (456 ft)	Concrete gravity	Uncontrolled

Happy Jacks Dam	1959	Happy Jacks Pondage	271 ML (60×106 imp gal; 72×106 US gal)	29 m (95 ft)	76 m (249 ft)	Concrete gravity	Uncontrolled

Island Bend Dam	1965	Island Bend Pondage	3,084 ML (678×106 imp gal; 815×106 US gal)	49 m (161 ft)	146 m (479 ft)	Concrete gravity	Controlled

Jindabyne Dam	1967	Lake Jindabyne	688,287 ML (151,402×106 imp gal; 181,826×106 US gal)	72 m (236 ft)	335 m (1,099 ft)	Rockfill embankment

Jounama Dam	1968	Jounama Pondage	43,542 ML (9,578×106 imp gal; 11,503×106 US gal)	44 m (144 ft)	518 m (1,699 ft)	Rockfill embankment	Controlled

Khancoban Dam	1966	Khancoban Reservoir	26,643 ML (5,861×106 imp gal; 7,038×106 US gal)	18 m (59 ft)	1,067 m (3,501 ft)	Earthfill embankment	Controlled

Murray Two Dam	1968	Murray Two Pondage	2,344 ML (516×106 imp gal; 619×106 US gal)	43 m (141 ft)	131 m (430 ft)	Concrete arch	Controlled

Talbingo Dam	1970	Talbingo Reservoir	921,400 ML (202,700×106 imp gal; 243,400×106 US gal)	162 m (531 ft)	701 m (2,300 ft)	Rockfill embankment	Concrete chute

Tantangara Dam	1960	Tantangara Reservoir	254,099 ML (55,894×106 imp gal; 67,126×106 US gal)	45 m (148 ft)	216 m (709 ft)	Concrete gravity	Concrete chute

Tooma Dam	1961	Tooma Reservoir	28,124 ML (6,186×106 imp gal; 7,430×106 US gal)	67 m (220 ft)	305 m (1,001 ft)	Concrete embankment

Tumut Pond Dam	1959	Tumut Pond Reservoir	52,793 ML (11,613×106 imp gal; 13,946×106 US gal)	86 m (282 ft)	218 m (715 ft)	Concrete arch

Tumut Two Dam	1961	Tumut Two Pondage	2,677 ML (589×106 imp gal; 707×106 US gal)	46 m (151 ft)	119 m (390 ft)	Concrete gravity

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