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PERTH WA PG 25 222
PERTH WA PG 71 308 124
PERTH WA TE PG 16 146 15
PINJARRA WA PG R 16 51.5 3
DONNYBROOK WA TE he S 30 300 300
BUNBURY WA TE he S 19 230 61
HARVEY WA ER he R 45 800 1000
SAMSON BROOK WA PG R 22 187 17100
WOKALUP CREEK WA PG R 13 130 7000
RESERVOIR SURF PURPOSE PURPOSE PURPOSE PURPOSE CATCH SPILLWAY
VOLUME AREA MENT CAPACITY
103m3 103m2 km2 m3/s
1880 365 I 34 71
60000 I 91 850
1600 264 S 11 40
76 23 S 349 375
1750 245 I 25
424 95 Q 5
59000 5800 I 374 1320
305 53 S 77 460
95 36 I 47 480
TYPE OWNER
L WA Water Corporation
V WA Water Corporation
V WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
V WA Water Corporation
V WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
V WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
V WA Water Corporation
L Goddart Aust
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
V WA Water Corporation
Alcoa Australia
L Alcoa Australia
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L Southern Wine Corporation Ltd
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
L WA Water Corporation
ENGINEER
GHD-Dwyer (WA)
GHD-Dwyer (WA)
GHD-Dwyer (WA)
GHD-Dwyer (WA)
Halpern Glick Pty Ltd
GHD-Dwyer (WA)
Wood & Grieve Pty Ltd
Water Authority of WA
Kinhill Stearns/BHP Eng.
Airey Ryan & Hill
Neil Williams
Dames & Moore
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey
Water Authority of WA
Water Authority of WA & GHD
Water Authority of WA
Water Authority of WA
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey
Water Authority of WA
Water Authority of WA
Water Authority of WA
R & H Kozyrski
Carratti Bulldozing
Thiess Contractors
John Holland Constructions
Citra Constructions
Thiess Constructors
Costain Pearson Bridge
Thiess Contractors
B & J Catelano
Leighton Contractors P/L
JLV Contractors Pty, Ltd
Neil Williams
Baulderstone Hornibrook
Thiess & GFWA
A & E Contracting Pty Ltd
Baulderstone Hornibrook
Water Authority of WA
Macmahon Construction
Water Authority of WA
Water Authority of WA
Wall refaced & raised 0.3m, spillway enlarged 1966, decommissioned 1991
Raised 1951
Raised 1931 + stop board control, spillway prestressed 1971 and full supply
level lowered 0.75 m, decommissioned 2002
Spillway enlarged 1966
Toe drainage and toe weighting added 1967/68, downstream face repaired
1999, spillway upgraded, toe drainage and weighting rebuilt 2003
Storage level raised 3m, dam raised 2 m and labryinth spillway constructed in
1999
Includes 2 saddle dams, 15m and 14m high, used for ground water recharge
Industrial cooling and plant water
2 10 58
17
30 200 130
5
4
59 50
264
NAME OF DAM NAME OF RESERVOIR YEAR SPECIAL
QUEENSLAND FEATURES
3 96 IBIS 1906
59 1 SOLOMON 1977
60 248 CLARE WEIR 1978
26 130 55 1486 S 7
20 318 122 11800 8000 S 8
27 160 115 12100 1500 S R
m3/s
450 L Brisbane City Council (To be transferred to
SEQWater by 1 July 2008)
L Brisbane City Council (To be transferred to
SEQWater by 1 July 2008)
8 L Department of Natural Resources and Water
R & D Wilson
5960 V SunWater
6860 V SunWater
55 L Commonwealth of Australia
L SunWater
5550 V SunWater
15580 L SunWater
350 L SunWater
64600 L SunWater
V SunWater
L SunWater
3660 L SunWater
L Mt Leyshon Gold Mines Ltd
D. Sheahan
L Torres Shire Council
1670 L SunWater
L Stanwell Corporation
HA & ME Netz
Rockhampton Regional Council
Rockhampton Regional Council
L SunWater
DN & EA Pratt
PL & DK Melville
60 L Palm Island Aboriginal Council
RH Perrett
Stanbroke Pastoral Co. Pty Ltd
Callide Coalfields Pty Ltd
Curtain Bros Mining Pty Ltd
Nuigini Mining (Aust) Pty Ltd
Burton Coal Pty Ltd
SunWater
Queensland Water Infrastructure
ENGINEER
Unknown
J Mulholland
Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd
Co-ordinator-General's Dept
J Mulholland
Co-ordinator-General's Dept
McIntyre and Associates Pty Ltd
Water Resources Commission
Water Resources Commission
N Tunny
Water Resources Commission
H Blackburn
Hollingsworth Consultants
Water Resources Commission
Ralan Services
Water Resources Commission
Water Resources Commission
Blain Johnson Pty Ltd
Unknown
Arthur Midson
McLeod & Co
Mount Isa Mines Ltd
Co-ordinator-General's Dept
Perini-Davis Constructions
Water Resources Commission & Various Contractors
A Euzerinck
Hornibrook Constructions
Q H & M Birt Pty Ltd
Wivenhoe Constructions
MacMahon Constructions
G R & S A Callander
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
MacMahon Constructions
SPECIAL FOOTNOTES 1 POWER STATION CAPACITYAVERAGE IRRIG'N
NAME OUTPUT AREA
MW GWh km2
Raised in 1976 n/a n/a n/a
Raised 3m in 1987
Hydro station 81 km downstream fed from weir at head Barron Falls 60 174 218
of falls
Gates inoperative & fixed open
Raised in 1971
Raised in 1980
Supply for thermal power station and aquifer recharge. n/a n/a 272
Gates added in 1988.
Raised by 3m & spillway gates added in 1986 n/a n/a 124
Slurry trench foundation cutoff 17m max depth, Vol n/a n/a 45
includes 32 bc in spillway works
Spillway gates added in 1984
n/a n/a 35
Offstream storage supplied from Buaraba Creek n/a n/a 45
n/a n/a 40
n/a n/a 10
Embankment raised in 1975, spillway raised in 1987
n/a n/a 592
Raised and inflatable rubber dam fitted in 1998. n/a n/a n/a
n/a n/a
part of the NSW figures
Volume includes 540 er,12 bc. 2 saddle dams 360 te, 1 n/a n/a 150
bc
n/a included
n/a with Boondooma Dam
n/a n/a
524 10
n/a 10
n/a
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 0
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 50
49 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 50
n/a 50
n/a
n/a 10
n/a 50
n/a 10
n/a
n/a 10
n/a 0
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
1450 50
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 50
n/a 0
n/a 0
n/a 0
n/a 50
n/a 50
n/a 0
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 0
n/a 50
n/a 0
2023 750
NAME OF DAM NAME OF RESERVOI YEARSPECIAL
RIVER
TASMANIA FEATURES
8 18 L Hobart Water
1227 2405 2085 V Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
19 16 L Associated Forest Holdings
1 6 L West Coast Council
2713 3594 3400 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
16 24 L Municipality of Burnie
24 226 L Rivers & Water Supply Commission
Off Stream 1 11 L Hobart Water
16 21 L Associated Forest Holdings
259 43 L,V Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
1 5 L Reid Terrey
6561 5239 5239 V Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
2971 4248 5466 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
399 58 58 V Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
345 665 1134 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
Off Stream 12 60 L Hobart Water
715 2093 2684 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
2820 3964 3964 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
742 2040 3150 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
158 1104 1520 L Hydro Electric Commission TAS
610 1980 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
24 76 L BMI Mining Pty Ltd
759 2040 2347 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
734 242 248 V Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
75 515 550 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
734 - - Hydro-Electric Commission TAS
734 - - Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
1280 175 13 V Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
28 23 L Highland Development Corp
17 34 L Rivers & Water Supply Comm TAS
512 1021 1255 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
512 - L Hydro-Electric Commission TAS
750 1910 2270 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
15 30 L Municipality of Burnie
1397 2806 3080 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
1397 - L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
54 180 L R. V. Bowden & Son
6 8 L M. W. Ford & Co.
8 9 L G. Hall & Sons
241 2300 L Rivers & Water Supply Comm.
2653 4742 4740 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
106 26 L J.C.W. Taylor
18 139 150 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
17 160 280 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
23 197 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
559 - - Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
559 435 506 L/V Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
37 227 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
37 227 L Hydro Electric Corporation TAS
2 33 L R.J. & C. Bush
10 29 L G. F. Bennet
2 5 L J.L. & T.W. Richardson
10 40 L Stockman Stud
8 34 L Stockman Stud
4 23? L Blue Hills Family Trust
8 12 L R. V. Bowden & Son
2 13 L Fingal Pastoral Pty Ltd
14 23 L Rushy Lagoon Resources
1 6 L Bonde Pastoral
1 4 L R. & A. Kershaw
3 19 L Tassal Operations
1 5 L G.W. & L.J. Davis
10 5? L Stockman Stud
97 100 L D. E. Cameron
2 19 L R. Harding
6 20 L Llanberis Pastoral
28 10? L Rosedale Rural P/L
30 30? L D. Campbell
7 27 L W. Von Bibra
12 46 L H. Edgell
4 ?? L Freshwater Creel P/L
3 12 L Logan P/L
75 ?? L P. Burbury
55 ?? L Landfall Nominees
1 15? L M. McKeown
7 26 L Mackinnon & Co
2 11? L Rosedale Rural P/L
163 2630 L Rivers & Water Supply Comm.
14 106 L Dunbabin
ENGINEER CONSTRUCTOR
G. Cunning
G. Cunning
G. Cunning
G. Cunning
Coffey H. Maxwell
H. Maxwell
G. Cunning
H Maxwell
D. Wightman G. Cunning
D. Brett G. Cunning
G. Cunning
G. Callister G. Cunning
G. Cunning
G. Cunning
K. Moore G. Cunning
G. Cunning
G. Cunning
Hydro Tasmania, Gutteridge Hoskins & Davey McMahons
P. Mannes
SPECIAL FOOTNOTES 1
Raised in 1915 and 1922. A major refurbishment is currently (2008) in the planning stage.
Water was initially also used for mining operations.
Post tensioned in 1974 to improve stability. Upgrade design and construction by Hydro-Electric Comm.
The dam was post tensioned in 1961 to improve stability.
Replaced the Briseis Dam which failed during the April 1929 flood with the loss of 14 lives. Now supplies water to the Winnaleah
Irrigation District.
Raised 6m by prestressed cantilever wall in 1966. Head storage for the Derwent River Power Stations.
Reservoir currently kept empty.
Water diverted to Great Lake for power production via the Poatina Power Station.
Diverts water to Bronte Lagoon via a flume and canal.
The first of a series of ponds connected by a canal to Tungatinah Lagoon, the head pond for the Tungatinah Power Station.
The second of a series of ponds connected by a canal to Tungatinah Lagoon, the head pond for the Tungatinah Power Station.
The third of a series of ponds connected by a canal to Tungatinah Lagoon, the head pond for the Tungatinah Power Station. #
Spills via a canal system.
Also receives water from Great Lake via the Poatina Power Station.
Water supply for abandoned mining operation. Further mining operations being evaluated in 2008.
Diverts water via the Lake Echo Power Station to Dee Lagoon.
Receives water from the Lake Echo Power Station and diverts it to Bradys Lake for use at the Tungatinah Power Station.
Receives water from the Nive River via the Liapootah Power Station,
The dam has an internal flow through spillway arrangement over a concrete capped core. Water diverted via Bronte Lagoon to
Tungatinah Power Station.
Water supply reservoir, back in service after water quality problem in the catchment area.
Receives water from the Tungatinah and Tarraleah Power Stations.
Prestressed concrete gravity dam. Upgrade being designed in 2008. Receives water from Wayatinah.
Raised in 1966.
The storage serves the irrigation needs of the Geeveston district.
The dam had a piping incident.
Water supply for paper mill.
Water diverted to Great Lake for power production at Poatina Power Station. Uncontrolled spillway plus syphons over the dam
crest.
The storage serves the irrigation needs of the Margate district.
The dam has a CFRD embankment on the right bank.
Prestressed concrete spillway section.
Replaces old dam, new dam raised in 1982. Diverts flow to the Poatina Power Station.
Head storage for the Mersey - Forth Power Development
The storage serves the irrigation needs along the South Esk River valley west of Avoca.
Diverts water to the Lake Plimsoll and the Tribute Power Station.
Diverts water to the Lake Plimsoll and the Tribute Power Station.
Diverts water to the Lake Plimsoll and the Tribute Power Station.
Saddle dam for Lake Burbury.
Irrigation dam with a small hydro power station on the left bank.
POWER STATION CAPACITY AVERAGE IRRIG'N FLOOD PEOPLE
NAME OUTPUT AREA STORAGE MOVED
MW GWh km2 (hm)3 No.
Moorina 1 4
Lake Margaret 8 48
13.5
Trevallyn 84 492
Lake Echo 33 84
Wayatinah 46 258
Liapootah 87 440
Catagunya 50 237
Tods Corner 2 8
Meadowbank 42 187
Cluny 19 90
Poatina 313 1255 35.0
Rowallan 11 45
Lemonthyme 54 313
Repulse 29 153
Devils Gate 63 314
Wilmot 32 137
Cethana 100 434
Paloona 30 151
Fisher 46 240
Mackintosh 81 394
Bastyan 81 405
19.5
Reece 238 1025
2368 10206 68 0 0
Notes
140 S 1 15 L
1250 S 83 450 L
3430 C 220 L
9 C 17.3 L
7 C 8.2 L
C 630 L
C L
OWNER ENGINEER
Raised by 1m in 2004
Raised by 4m in 1963
Wetland storage created 1999 behind dam - 0.18GL reduction in flood storage
Gravity dam - post tensioned
Crest raising and FSL lowering for flood mitigation, 1983
Tailings and industrial water storage
0
AVERAGE IRRIG'N FLOOD PEOPLE
OUTPUT AREA STORAGE MOVED
GWh km2 (hm)3 No.
1 0
0
0
<10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
<10
1.942 0
0
8.820 0
0
0
0
0
0.037 0
0.017 0
0.420 0
0 0 12.236 50
NAME OF DAM NAME OF RESERVOIR YEAR SPECIAL
Australian Capital Territory FEATURES
National Capital Authority C'wealth Dept of Works Citra Australia Ltd, A E Goodwin Ltd
ACTEW Corporation C'wealth Dept of Works Thiess Bros Pty Ltd
ACTEW Corporation Laurie, Montgomerie & Pettit Thiess Bros Pty Ltd
ACT Government Scott & Furphy Engineers Q H & M Birt P/L
ACT Government Snowy Mtns Engineering Corp Leighton Contractors
ACT Government Scott & Furphy Engineers P/L Thiess Contractors P/L
ACT Government Willing & Ptnrs P/L Wollongong Constructions P/L
ACT Government Scott & Furphy Engineers P/L John Haskins & Staff P/L
ACT Government Willings and Partners John Haskins & Staff P/L
ACT Electricity & Water ACT Electricity & Water Fletcher/White Joint Venture
High paste RCC with two saddle dams, floods old Cotter dam
Enlarged Cotter dam Saddle Dam 1
Enlarged Cotter dam Saddle Dam 2
IRRIG'N FLOOD PEOPLE
AREA STORAGE MOVED
km2 (hm)3 No.
NAME OF DAM NAME OF RESERVOIR YEAR SPECIAL RIVER CITY
NORTHERN TERRITORY FEATURES
13o50' 52.328" S
NAME OF DAM NAME OF RESERVOIR YEARSPECIAL
FEATURES
Bris. Bd of W'works & J Brady (Orig), Came Donovan & Hulse (Orig), Thiess Bros Pty Ltd (Raising)
Hobart City Council Hobart City Council
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
State Rivers & Water Supply, Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply, Commission, Victoria
Victorian Water Supply Department Jonathan Chappell
State Rivers & Water Supply, Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply, Commission, Victoria
Sth Aust Government Engineer-in-Chief's De G & RE Fry & Sth Aust Govt Engineer-in-Chief's Departmen
Joseph Brady Sandhurst Council
Victorian Water Supply Department
C Bagge Young & McGuigan
Brisbane Board of Waterworks & J B Hender Ross & Dunbar
Victorian Government
Department of Public Works NSW Gilmore & Connell Dept of Public Works NSW
Sth Aust Government Engineer-in-Chief's De Sth Aust Government Engineer-in-Chief's Department
State Rivers & Water Supply, Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply, Commission, Victoria
Unknown Unknown
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
Department of Public Works NSW F J Carson Dept of Public Works NSW
Ryan & Debenham Pioneer Tin Mining Co.
Geelong Waterworks & Sewerage Trust Alexander Lynch
J & H Coane (Rural Water Commission of Victo
J & H Coane (Rural Water Commission of Victoria in 1986 r
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's D Lewis & Reid
Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's D Atkins & Finlayson
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
JS Sherland Starr & McLelland
C'wealth Dept of Works C'wealth Dept of Works
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
Public Works Dept, WA Public Works Dept, WA
Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Boar Arthur Midson
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's D Atkins & Finlayson
Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's D Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's Department
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply, Commission, Victoria
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
Huntley Clark Mt Lyell Mining & Railway Co
Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's D Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's Department
Hobart City Council Cornwell & Co & Hobart City Council
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply, Commission, Victoria
Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's D Atkins & Finlayson
Sth Aust Government Hydraulic Engineer's D Concrete Steel Contracting Co & Timms & Kidman
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority Utah Constr. & Eng Pty Ltd
Metropolitan Water Authority Perth MWA, Perth & John Holland (Constructions) Pty Ltd
State Electricity Commission of Victoria Thiess Bros Pty Ltd
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, VicState Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
Roche Bros/State Electricity Commission of ViRoche Bros/State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Leightons/State Electricity Commission of VictLeightons/State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey Macmahon Constructions
MacDonald Wagner & Priddle Thiess Bros Pty Ltd
Water Resources Commission Water Resources Commission, Thiess Bros P/L & John Hol
Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Various Contractors for MMBW
Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Various Contractors for MMBW
MacDonald Wagner & Priddle Thiess Bros Pty Ltd
Coffey and Partners Hawkins Bros.
Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey Roche Bros Pty Ltd
Coffey and Partners, Adelaide Tripodi Constructions Pty Ltd
Camp Scott & Furphy Statewide Earthmoving
Thiess Bros Pty Ltd/State Electricity CommissiThiess Bros Pty Ltd/State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Thiess Bros Pty Ltd/State Electricity CommissiThiess Bros Pty Ltd/State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Hydro-Electric Commission TAS Hydro-Electric Commission TAS
Hydro-Electric Commission TAS Hydro-Electric Commission TAS
Coffey and Partners & CMPS Unknown
Coffey and Partners & CMPS Unknown
Water Resources Commission Citra Constructions Ltd & White Industries Pty Ltd
Water Resources Commission & SMEC Water Resources Commission
Coffey and Ptnrs, CSR Energy Thiess Bros.
Coffey and Ptnrs, CSR Energy Thiess Bros.
Municipality of Burnie Singline Constructions Pty Ltd
Electricity Commission of NSW Pacific PowerPearson Bridge
Department of Public Works NSW PWD, NSW and Citra Australia
Hydro-Electric Commission TAS Hydro-Electric Commission TAS
GHD-Dwyer (WA) Thiess Contractors
Munro Johnson and Associates Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
Camp Scott & Furphy Leech Earthmoving
GHD-Dwyer (WA) John Holland Constructions
Department of Public Works NSW Department of Public Works NSW
Hydro-Electric Commission TAS Hydro-Electric Commission TAS
Hydro-Electric Commission TAS Hydro-Electric Commission TAS
Department of Public Works NSW Dept. Public Works NSW
Farr, Evratt & Associates Abigroup Pty Ltd
Dept of W/Resources, NSW Citra Constructions Ltd
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Various Contractors for MMBW
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Various Contractors for MMBW
GHD-Dwyer (WA) Citra Constructions
GHD-Dwyer (WA) Thiess Constructors
Local Govt Dept & Water Resources CommisThiess Contractors Pty Ltd
Electricity Com. of NSW. Thiess Contractors
Rural Water Commission, Victoria Rural Water Commission, Citra, White Industries
Gutteridge Haskins and Davey R. V. Bowden and Son
John Wilson and Partners Qld Concrete & General Construction Co Pty Ltd
Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd Hornibrook Constructions
Sinclair Knight & Partners/Dept of Public Wor Department of Public Works NSW
Consulting Engineers P/L L. Eyles
G. Hall & Sons G. Hall & Sons
Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd Q H & M Birt Pty Ltd
Rural Water Commission, Victoria Rural Water Commission, Jack Legge Constructors Pty Ltd
Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey
Dept of W/Resources, NSW Abignano Pty Ltd
Halpern Glick Pty Ltd Costain Pearson Bridge
GHD-Dwyer (WA) Thiess Contractors
Electricity Comm. of NSW Leighton
Wood & Grieve Pty Ltd B & J Catelano
Water Authority of WA Leighton Contractors P/L
Water Resources Commission Wivenhoe Constructions
Mackay City Council (Orig), Water Resource Mackay City Council (Orig), Hewson Douglas Pty Ltd (Rais
Coffey Partners International Pty Ltd Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd
R. Collins
Willings and Partners John Haskins & Staff P/L
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey
Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd Q Birt Pty Ltd
ACT Electricity & Water Fletcher/White Joint Venture
Water Authority of WA Macmahon Construction
Thompson & Brett Hall Earthmoving
Thompson & Brett Hall Earthmoving
Water Authority of WA Water Authority of WA
D. Brett G. Reynolds
Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd
Sinclair Knight Merz
Water Authority of WA Water Authority of WA
Department of Public Works NSW White Construction
Water Resources Commission Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd
H. Maxwell
Fisher Stewart
Gutteridge Haskins and Davey Pty Ltd Barclay Mowlem Pty Ltd
GJ Ross & Sons
Kinhill Pty Ltd
Geo-Eng Australia Pty Ltd Nuform Constructions Pty Ltd
McIntyre and Associates Pty Ltd
Water Resources Commission Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd
G. Cunning
NSW Department of Public Works & Services
G. Cunning
NSW Department of Public Works & ServicesEnetech
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Cardinal Contractors
G. Cunning
G. Cunning
Coffey & Partners
Water Solutions Pty Ltd
GHD
Coffey H. Maxwell
H. Maxwell
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Giacci and Sons Pty Ltd
Raised in 1976
Re-constructed in 1895 following a serious leakage in
Raised 1929
Raised 1940
Raised 1.2 metres in 1890, d/s strengthening berm co
Raised 0.5m in 1898 & includes 788 ER stabilising fill
Raised by 1m in 2004
Raised by 0.5m 1924
Date approximate, the storage has silted up
Silted up and disused
Raised by 4m in 1963
Concrete core wall with puddle clay each side
Includes 32 (bc)
Remedial works involving post tensioning undertaken
Raised 3m in 1987
Raised 2m in 1969
Raised in 1971
Cooling water storage for thermal power station
Dam raised 1976
Prestressed concrete gravity dam. Upgrade being de
Cooling water storage for thermal power station
The dam had a piping incident.
Raised in 1966.
Retardation Basin
Diverts water to the Lake Plimsoll and the Tribute Pow
Diverts water to the Lake Plimsoll and the Tribute Pow
RCC Retardation Basin
Saddle dam for Lake Burbury.
RCC construction
High paste RCC with two saddle dams, floods old Cot
Enlarged Cotter dam Saddle Dam 1
Enlarged Cotter dam Saddle Dam 2
POWER STATION
NAME
Moorina
Lake Margaret
Chichester
Glenmaggie
Burrinjuck
Cardinia Hydro
Wellington
Hume
Yarrawonga Weir
Clover
Tungatinah
Somerset Dam
Guthega
Trevallyn
Cairn Curran
West Kiewa
Eildon
Lake Echo
Wayatinah
Glenbawn
Barron Falls
Tumut 1
McKay Creek
Keepit
Liapootah
Warragamba
KAREEYA
Tumut 2
Catagunya
NIL
Tods Corner
Murray 1
Meadowbank
Burrendong
Cluny
Poatina
Rowallan
Blowering
Murray 2
Lemonthyme
Repulse
Devils Gate
Pindari
Wilmot
Cethana
Paloona
(see Tumut 3)
Tonnumbar
Tumut 3
Wyangala
Fisher
Gordon
Brogo
Copeton
Shoalhaven
Mackintosh
Bastyan
Thomson Hydro
Blue Rock
Reece
John Butters
Tribute
Meander Power Station
12
Diversion
20
Diversion
626
1 4
26
18
8 48
4 9 360
0
28 24.5
0
5 11 0
2 10 58
13.5
60 220
10 48 Diversion
29 60
106 684
130 579
3.2 12 n/a
60 172 na
84 492
2 1 125
61 170
na
6 4.4
60 174 218
330 847
120 103
63
n/a n/a n/a
6 10.2
87 440
50 42
79 472 n/a
n/a n/a 82
286 787
50 237
0 0 0
50
2 8
28
n/a n/a 272
950 1413
42 187
0
17
19 50.9
19 90
313 1255 35
28
11 45
n/a n/a
80 260
n/a n/a 45
14.4
550 810
54 313
29 153
0
63 314
n/a n/a 4
7
6 16.3 280
n/a n/a 35
n/a n/a 45
32 137
100 434
15
30 151
0.1 0,4
1500 812
18 42.9
30 200 130
0
n/a n/a 40
1.6 3.7 24
n/a n/a 10
450 1388
12.2
500 111.5 n/a
81 394
81 405
7.5 60
3 9
19.5
238 1025
n/a n/a 21
n/a n/a included wit
n/a n/a 458
n/a n/a included wi
n/a n/a 27
n/a n/a 90
n/a n/a 87
n/a n/a included with
84 265
7689.1 18387.7
FLOOD PEOPLE Longitude Latitude
STORAGE MOVED (D/M/S) (D/M/S)
(Centre Intake Tower Where (Centre Intake Tower
(hm)3 No. Applicable) Where Applicable)
0 0
n/a 10
<10
0
<10
1 0
<10
0
<10
<10
0
The power station wa
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
<50
0 0
0
0 0
0 0
0
0 0?
<10
n/a n/a
524 10
<50
0 0
800
0
0
n/a 10
0
n/a
0
n/a 10
n/a 10
0
0
<10
<10
0 0
n/a 10
0
n/a 10
0 0
0
0
n/a 10
0 0
1.942 0
300
0
n/a 10
5
0
0
0 0
n/a 10
8.82 0
<10
0
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 0
n/a 10
0
0
0
0 0
49 10
<5
0
0
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
0
0
n/a 50
n/a 50
n/a
n/a 10
n/a 50
n/a 10
0
n/a
n/a 10
134o 12' 59.66" E 19o 36' 59.98" S
n/a 0
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 10
<30
n/a 10
5
1450 50
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 50
n/a 0
131o 49' 15.287" E 13o50' 52.328" S
0.037 0
0.017 0
n/a 0
n/a 0
n/a 50
n/a 50
n/a 0
n/a 10
n/a 10
n/a 0
1.52
n/a 50
n/a 0
0.42 0
50
NSW PG 21 55 4 11 2 H
NSW VA 28 130 5 4630 600 S
NSW VA 20 59 3 1140 3600 S
NSW TE ie R 67 305 1111 28124 H
NSW PG 46 119 48 2677 182 H
NSW TE he S 26 425 7250 700 S
NSW VA 31 208 18 18080 1300 S
NSW VA 23 88 2 1270 200 S
NSW PG 49 146 60 3084 327 H
NSW TE ie S 18 1067 620 26643 4694 H
NSW ER ie R 91 265 1421 21093 700 H
NSW ER ie R/S 76 1113 6345 1188000 89000 I
NSW ER ie R 72 335 894 688287 30335 H
NSW ER ie R 112 808 8563 1628000 43000 I
NSW ER ie R 44 518 555 43542 3804 H
NSW TE ie R/S 43 1264 3287 148000 11331 S
NSW PG 20 49 6 450 S
NSW TE ER ie R 31 450 297 12960 1800 S
NSW VA 43 131 20 2344 190 H
NSW PG TE he R 17 242 14 1900 400 S
NSW TE ie R 25 325 2280 260 S
NSW TE ie S 12 4794 2124 152597 24600 S
NSW ER fc R 85 954 4780 312000 195600 I
NSW ER ie R/S 27 600 1200 S
NSW VA 52 268 61 35800 3900 I
NSW TE he S 31 405 436 4560 647 S
NSW TE ie R 17 106 140 30 S
NSW TE CB 30 278 57 7800 900 S
NSW ER ie R/S 38 701 623 20200 2200 I
NSW ER 162 701 14490 921400 19355 H
NSW ER ie R 44 483 361 11100 1300 I
NSW PG 35 138 42 921400 19355 H
NSW ER PG ie R 85 1510 3580 1220000 53000 I
NSW TE ER ie R/S 15 2118 612 1200 200 S
NSW TE ER ie S 14 1530 760 23500 5220 S
NSW PG 18 39 3 25875 6250 S
NSW TE ER ie S 19 1140 573 25875 6250 S
NSW ER fc R/S 43 265 309 9800 1020 I
NSW ER ie R 113 1484 8547 1364000 46000 I
NSW PG 43 518 325 85500 8310 S
NSW ER ie R 67 417 818 123000 6960 S
NSW TE ie R 30 225 147 800 100 S
NSW ER ie R 25 523 126 16090 2500 S
P. Simpson
Department of Public Works NSW
White Construction
Barclay Mowlem Pty Ltd
Enetech
SPECIAL FOOTNOTES 1 POWER STATION CAPACITY
NAME
MW
Raised 1.8m in 1898
Raised 0.5m in 1898 & includes 788 ER stabilising fill placed in 1979, 191,000
m3 ER stabilising fill placed in 1997
Raised 0.5m in 1909, 0.5m in 1914, 6m in 1922, post tensioned 1981
Raised 1m in 1909
Date approximate, the storage has silted up
Silted up and disused
Disused. Currently under design to improve flood capacity (2008).
Spillway lowered 3m in 1969; restored to original height, enlarged spillway Chichester 0.1
capacity and post tensioned in 1982,new aprons constructed 2002
Spillway crest lowered 3.3m in 1989, pending dam wall post-tensioning and
buttressing and spillway modification in 1992
Raised 1961: includes 440 BC, concrete section stabilised for increase in Hume 60
water level by post tensioning, restressed 1987. Substantial stabilisation
works on No.s 1 and 2 embankments 1999 - 2007
Embankment raised 5.5m and spillway capacity increased from 2265 to 9800
in 2001
Embankment raised and extra fuseplug spillway constructed
Tumut 2 286
Blowering 80
14.4
Cooling water for thermal power station
Murray 2 550
Prestressed concrete dam, 3 BC & 11 TE
Pumped from manning river, no spillway
Sealing element subs. embankment - bentonite slurry trench
16 BC in upstream face, raised in 1994 Pindari 6
Includes 42 BC and 15 TE
92m spillway crest
(see Tumut 3)
Tonnumbar 0.1
Associated with Talbingo reservoir, no separate spillway Tumut 3 1500
Original PG dam completed 1936, 61m h, 305m l,187,000m3 vol Wyangala 18
Not used until 1976, pumped storage
Includes 3 saddle dams
Associated with Wingecarribee control structure
Includes 3 saddle dams, radial gate 11m wide x 6m high
Includes 4 BC in upstream facing Brogo 2
Copeton 21
Provision for future radial gates to raise fsl by 4.6m Shoalhaven 120
Total embankment vol 838 including saddle dam
Dam raised and inflateable rubber dam added in 1995; rubber dams removed
in 2001 and replaced with Hydroplus fusegates
RCC construction
RCC construction
4106.6
3756
Tumut 3 1500
Murray 1 950
Murray 2 550
Tumut 1 330
Tumut 2 286
Blowering 80
Guthega 60
3756
AVERAGE IRRIG'N FLOOD PEOPLE
OUTPUT AREA STORAGE MOVED
GWh/a km2 (hm)3 No.
Commissioned 2001
24.5 0
220 0
172 na 0
na 800
4.4 0
847 0
0
0
10.2 0
42
0
787 0
0
0
1413 0
50.9 0
300
260 0
5
810 0
16.3 280 0
0,4 0
812 0
42.9 0
0
54.3 0
625
1.52
6191.5 280 1.52 1105
5101
NAME OF DAM NAME OF RESERVOIR YEAR SPECIAL
VICTORIA FEATURES
5 NEWLYN 1871
6 UPPER STONY CREEK No 1 1870
7 CRUSOE 1873
8 LOWER STONY CREEK 1873
9 GONG GONG 1877
10 EVANSFORD 1887
11 WARTOOK 1887
13 LAANECOORIE 1891
14 CAMPASPE WEIR 1892
15 KORUMBURRA No 1 Coalition Creek 1896
16 MT COLE 1903
17 UPPER COLIBAN 1903
37 JUNCTION 1945
38 LOOMBAH 1946
39 WHITE SWAN 1951
40 ROCKLANDS 1953
41 BOSTOCK 1954
42 EILDON Lake Eildon 1956
44 CLOVER 1956
45 KORUMBURRA No 3 Bellview Creek 1958
46 UPPER YARRA Upper Yarra Reservoir 1957
47 ROCKY VALLEY 1959
48 TULLAROOP Tullaroop 1959
49 McCAY 1960
50 MOONDARRA 1961
51 YALLOURN STORAGE Lake Narracan 1961
52 BATTERY CREEK Battery Creek 1962
53 EEL HOLE CREEK Hazelwood Cooling Pond 1962
54 PINE GULLY 1962
55 CANDOWIE 1963
56 DJERRIWARRH 1963
57 LEONGATHA No 3 Hyland 1960
58 WEST BARWON 1965
59 EPPALOCK Eppalock 1964
60 WITTS GULLY 1964
61 BUFFALO Lake Buffalo 1965
97 WILLIMIGONGON 1982
98 THOMSON Thomson Reservoir 1983
Thomson Saddle Thomson Reservoir 1983
99 BLUE ROCK 1984
100 SANDHURST 1984
101 STAWELL MINE WATER (No. 5 1984
Dam)
102 SUNDAY CREEK 1986
103 EXPEDITION PASS 1869
104 WURDEE BOLUC 1928
3300 710 I
320 3443 450 S
1500 300 S
4 630 105 S
170 1902 253 S
1620 286 S
29360 10000 S
14 25000 11200 I
8000 4880 I I
2700 1050 I
237 46 S
800 120 S
204 37500 4000 S I
411000 58480 I
84 2091 610 S
86 4600 820 S
680 100 S
24000 2030 I S
115 6740 1586 S
17000 2450 I
912 146 S
35770 7400 I
77 190410 17600 I I H
760 134 S
126 117500 43900 I S
42 20000 2080 S I
15 1480 120 H
34 677 160 S
887 14107 1240 S
69 348310 68500 S
150 7500 850 S
10200 3390000 138320 I H
9 290 40 H
38 501.5 79.6 S
5660 204895 7500 S
459 28370 2650 H
788 74000 7420 I S
170 1400 200 S
499 30400 2500 S
8 8320 3425 S
22 118.1 20 S
842 30840 4630 S
84 470 74 S
41 2263 550 S
67 960 170 S
75 1158.9 100.7 S
642 21900 1760 S
816 312000 32300 I S
84 350 65 S
260 24000 3410 I S
38 280 25 S
64 2870 650 C
275 1130 95 Q
298 40000 5320 S I
326 37570 3600 S
350 35000 3300 S I
956 365000 78910 S I
355 13500 1130 I H
567 59600 3560 S
6900 27500 1740 S
118 2000 250 S
5150 286910 12950 S
72625 12950 S
126660 12950 S
S Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
440 24500 1940 S I
15 400 40 S
60 250 50 S
14100 4000000 63000 I H S
30 5200 90 H
2 60 0 S I
1790 6230 600 S
107 280 38 S
14170 1123090 22300 S I
14170 514872 22300 S I
1514 208000 8730 S I H
725 2500 172 S
200 700 67 S
261.7 45.3 S
4700 3379 C
CATCH SPILLWAY TYPE OWNER
MENT CAPACITY
km2 m3/s
23 12 L Melbourne Water Corporation
30 L Coliban Water
46 L Coliban Water
1354 V Coliban Water
10 L Coliban Water
77 L Barwon Water
7 L Central Highlands Water
227 L Central Highlands Water
752 L Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
71 V Goulburn-Murray Water
L Goulburn-Murray Water
13 L South Gippsland Water
36 L Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
1157 L Coliban Water
Goulburn-Murray Water
126 L Barwon Water
216 L South Gippsland Water
3 13 L Melbourne Water Corporation
1100 L Southern Rural Water
60 L Central Highlands Water
10000 L Southern Rural Water
33 28 L Melbourne Water Corporation
L Wannon Water
3540 V Murray Darling Basin Commission
1295 V Coliban Water
570 L AGL
235 L North East Water
Nil Central Highlands Water
764 L Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
850 L Barwon Water
3885 3356 V Goulburn-Murray Water
960 L AGL
23 L South Gippsland Water
337 3392 L Melbourne Water Corporation
85 L AGL
743 1614 L Goulburn-Murray Water
7 L Coliban Water
1416 L Gippsland Water
3700 V Southern Rural Water
54 L South Gippsland Water
480 L International Power Hazelwood
12 L Gippsland Water
131 L Westernport Water
8 L Western Water
67 L South Gippsland Water
400 L Barwon Water
2124 8040 L Goulburn-Murray Water
6 L Truenergy Yallourn
1062 3540 V Goulburn-Murray Water
Joseph Brady
Victorian Water Supply Department
C Bagge
Fisher Stewart
Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works
CONSTRUCTOR
Sandhurst Council
Victorian Government
Statewide Earthmoving
Thiess Bros Pty Ltd/State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Leech Earthmoving
Various Contractors for MMBW
Various Contractors for MMBW
Rural Water Commission, Citra, White Industries
Rural Water Commission, Jack Legge Constructors Pty Ltd
I & L Nadenbousch
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
JJ McDonald and Sons
Raised 1887, gates added 1940, outlet and spillway remodelled in 1987
Raised 1961
Embankment partially failed on first filling, spillway lowered, dam raised 1916
to original level
Ground anchors installed 1982, vertical slide gates replaced with radial
gates, 1986
Spillway extensions 1909, raised 1935
Raised 1958 by addition of gates, stabilised using ground anchors, 1989, Glenmaggie 4
turbine added 1994
Spillway enlarged 1989, stabilised using ground anchors
Spillway enlarged and full supply level lowered in 1987
Original weir destroyed by flood 1934, rebuilt 1935, provides cooling water
for thermal power station
Concrete core wall with puddle clay each side
Includes 32 (bc) Yarrawonga Weir 10
Raised 1949, secondary embankment 7m high and 197 long, includes 17
(TE) and ER in abutment sections
Clover 29
West Kiewa 61
In 1978, spillway raised 1.68m and parapet wall 1.7m. In 1982, spillway NIL 0
raised 0.80m.
Volume quantity includes 4 Saddle Dams, Main Dam 3700 only crest length
4295 without Saddle Dams
Storage for Power Station Ash(7800) and clarification pond for ash sluicing
water and storage of excess saline water (2000)from Latrobe Valley Power
Station prior to discharge to Ocean Outfall. Embankment modified in 1995 to
increase capacity by 2800.
Retarding Basin
AVERAGE IRRIG'N FLOOD PEOPLE
OUTPUT AREA STORAGE MOVED
GWh km2 (hm)3 No.
0 0 0
<10
0
<10
12
<10
Diversion
20
Diversion
<10
626
0 0 0
26 0
18 0
0 0 0
9 360 <50
0 0 0
0 0 0
11 0 0 0
48 Diversion 0 0?
<10
60
226 1912 <50
1 125
170
0 0 0
103
63
0
<10
0 0 0 0
50
28 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
28 0
0 0 0
7 <10
15 0
3.7 24 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
<5
310 1610
60
9 <30