Lake Argyle Dam

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Lake Argyle Dam is a major rock-fill embankment dam in Western Australia that creates Lake Argyle, one of the country’s largest artificial lakes and a key component of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.

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Lake Argyle Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf embankment dam ⓘ
rock-fill dam ⓘ
constructionBegan 1969 ⓘ
constructionMaterial rock-fill ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
createsReservoir Lake Argyle ⓘ
damType embankment ⓘ
designedBy Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
isMajorComponentOf Ord River Scheme ⓘ
locatedIn Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInBasin Ord River catchment ⓘ
locatedNear Kununurra ⓘ
nearBorderWith Northern Territory ⓘ
openingDate 1972 ⓘ
operator Water Corporation of Western Australia ⓘ
partOf Ord River Irrigation Scheme ⓘ
purpose hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
region Kimberley ⓘ
reservoirName Lake Argyle ⓘ
reservoirType artificial lake ⓘ
reservoirUse irrigation water supply ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
riverCrossed Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance creates one of Australia’s largest artificial lakes ⓘ
state Western Australia ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor supporting Ord River Irrigation Area agriculture ⓘ

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Kununurra → waterInfrastructure → Lake Argyle Dam ⓘ