Guthega Dam
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Guthega Dam is concrete gravity dam with an uncontrolled spillway across the Snowy River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the storage of water used in the generation of hydro-power . It is the first to be completed of the sixteen major dams of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro.
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Guthega Dam | |
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Location of the Guthega Dam in New South Wales | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Snowy Mountains, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 36°22′50″S 148°22′09″E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1955 |
Owner(s) | Snowy Hydro |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Impounds | Snowy River |
Height | 34 metres (112 ft) |
Length | 139 metres (456 ft) |
Dam volume | 44,100 cubic metres (1,560,000 cu ft) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
Spillway capacity | 1,416 cubic metres per second (50,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Guthega Pondage |
Total capacity | 1,604 megalitres (56.6×10 |
Catchment area | 91 square kilometres (35 sq mi) |
Surface area | 19.4 hectares (48 acres) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Snowy Hydro |
Commission date | 1955 |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 246.9 metres (810 ft) |
Turbines | 2 |
Installed capacity | 60 megawatts (80,000 hp) |
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The impounded reservoir is called Guthega Pondage.