| Tumut Two Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tumut Two Dam in New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Snowy Mountains, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 35°55′54″S 148°21′04″E / 35.93167°S 148.35111°E |
| Purpose | Hydro-power, diversion, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1961 |
| Owner(s) | Snowy Hydro |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Tumut River |
| Height | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Length | 119 m (390 ft) |
| Dam volume | 48 m3 (1,700 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway capacity | 2,152 m3/s (76,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Tumut Two Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 2,677 ML (94.5×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 396 km2 (153 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 182 ha (450 acres) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Snowy Hydro |
| Commission date | 1962 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 292.6 m (960 ft) |
| Turbines | 4 |
| Installed capacity | 286 MW (384,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 787 GWh (2,830 TJ) |
Tumut Two Dam or Tumut Two (/ˈtjuːmət/)[1] is a major ungated concrete gravity dam across the upper reaches of the Tumut River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the generation of hydro-power and is one of the sixteen major dams that comprise the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro.
The impounded reservoir is called the Tumut Two Reservoir, or less formally, the Tumut Two Pondage.
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary. Melbourne: The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-876429-14-3.
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