Talbingo Dam

Talbingo Dam
Talbingo Dam, in 2005.
Talbingo Dam is located in New South Wales
Talbingo Dam
Location of the Talbingo Dam
in New South Wales
CountryAustralia
LocationSnowy Mountains, New South Wales
Coordinates35°36′54″S 148°18′04″E / 35.61500°S 148.30111°E / -35.61500; 148.30111
StatusOperational
Construction began1968
Opening date1971
Owner(s)Snowy Hydro
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsTumut River
Height162 metres (531 ft)
Length701 metres (2,300 ft)
Dam volume14.488 million cubic metres (511.6×10^6 cu ft)
Spillways1
Spillway typeConcrete chute
Spillway capacity4,290 cubic metres per second (151,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesTalbingo Reservoir
Total capacity921,400 megalitres (32,540×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area1,093 square kilometres (422 sq mi)
Surface area1,935.5 hectares (4,783 acres)
Maximum water depth110 metres (360 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)Snowy Hydro
Commission date1973
TypePumped-storage
Hydraulic head150.9 metres (495 ft)
Turbines6
Installed capacity1,800 megawatts (2,400,000 hp)
Website
Snowy Hydro at www.snowyhydro.com.au

Talbingo Dam is a major ungated rock fill with clay core embankment dam with concrete chute spillway across the Tumut River upstream of Talbingo in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The impounded reservoir is called Talbingo Reservoir.