Tantangara Reservoir
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| Tantangara Reservoir | |
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| Location | New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 35°44′S 148°39′E / 35.733°S 148.65°ECoordinates: 35°44′S 148°39′E / 35.733°S 148.65°E[1] |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Murrumbidgee River |
| Primary outflows | Murrumbidgee River |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Water volume | 254 GL |
| References | [1] |
Tantangara Reservoir (also known as Tantangara Dam) is a dam constructed as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme in New South Wales, Australia.
Tantangara Reservoir was constructed between 1958 and 1960. It is a concrete gravity dam with a wall height of 45 metres and a crest length of 216 metres. Its capacity is 254 GL. It is located on the Murrumbidgee River, some 6 km downstream of its confluence with Gurrangorambla Creek and is wholly within Kosciuszko National Park.
[edit] References
- Tantangara Option, ACTEW Corporation and SMEC, Canberra, February 2005
- ^ a b "Tantangara Reservoir". Place Names Search. Geoscience Australia. http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=87930. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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