| Maroondah Dam | |
|---|---|
 Maroondah Dam at capacity, October 2011 | |
  Location of the Maroondah Dam in Victoria | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | near Healesville Victoria |
| Coordinates | 37°38′07″S 145°34′04″E / 37.63528°S 145.56778°E |
| Purpose | Potable water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | October 1920 |
| Opening date | 1927 |
| Operator(s) | Melbourne Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Cyclopean concrete gravity dam |
| Impounds | Watts River |
| Height | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Length | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Dam volume | 132,000 m3 (4.7 million cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled concrete ogee-shaped overflow weir with rock channel chute |
| Spillway capacity | 465 m3/s (16,400 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Maroondah Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 22,179 ML (783.2 million cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 10,400 ha (26,000 acres) |
| Surface area | 200 ha (490 acres) |
| Website Maroondah Reservoir at Melbourne Water | |
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The Maroondah Dam is a rock-foundation concrete gravity dam with an uncontrolled rock-chute spillway across the Watts River, located in the Central region of the Australian state of Victoria. The storage created by the dam is called Maroondah Reservoir. The principal purpose of the dam and its reservoir is to supply potable water for Greater Metropolitan Melbourne.[2]
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