Burrinjuck Dam

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Burrinjuck Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in New South Wales, Australia, built on the Murrumbidgee River for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood mitigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam ⓘ
major dam ⓘ
catchmentArea approximately 12,000 km² ⓘ
constructionBegan 1907 ⓘ
constructionCompleted 1928 ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
createsReservoir Lake Burrinjuck ⓘ
design gravity dam ⓘ
engineeringSignificance early large concrete gravity dam in Australia ⓘ
floodMitigationRole reduces downstream flooding on the Murrumbidgee River ⓘ
generatesElectricityFor New South Wales ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Burrinjuck Reservoir Dam ⓘ
linked to: Burrinjuck Dam
hasFunction environmental flow management ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ
hasPowerStation Burrinjuck Power Station ⓘ
hasRecreation boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hasReservoirName Lake Burrinjuck ⓘ
height approximately 93 m ⓘ
impounds Murrumbidgee River ⓘ
length approximately 233 m ⓘ
locatedIn New South Wales ⓘ
locatedInBasin Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision Australian Capital Territory region (nearby influence) ⓘ
locatedInRegion South West Slopes ⓘ
locatedNear Yass ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River ⓘ
locatedSouthWestOf Canberra ⓘ
locatedWestOf Canberra ⓘ
managesFlowsTo downstream Murrumbidgee River ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
nearLocality Burrinjuck ⓘ
linked to: Lake Burrinjuck
nearProtectedArea Burrinjuck Waters State Park ⓘ
opened 1928 ⓘ
operator WaterNSW ⓘ
owner New South Wales Government ⓘ
partOfScheme Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme ⓘ
powerStationType hydroelectric power station ⓘ
purpose flood mitigation ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
water supply ⓘ
region Riverina ⓘ
reservoirCapacity approximately 1,026,000 ML ⓘ
spillwayType gated spillway ⓘ
state New South Wales ⓘ
usedForIrrigationOf Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area ⓘ

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Murrumbidgee catchment → containsWaterInfrastructure → Burrinjuck Reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Burrinjuck Dam
Murrumbidgee River → hasReservoir → Burrinjuck Dam ⓘ
Tantangara Reservoir → isUpstreamOf → Burrinjuck Dam ⓘ
Burrinjuck Dam → hasAlternativeName → Burrinjuck Reservoir Dam ⓘ
linked to: Burrinjuck Dam