| Windamere Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Windamere Dam in New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central Tablelands, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 32°43′40″S 149°46′25″E / 32.727861°S 149.773510°E |
| Purpose | Hydro-power, irrigation, water supply, and conservation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Owner(s) | State Water Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Cudgegong River |
| Height | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Length | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,740 m3 (61,000 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled unlined rock cutting |
| Spillway capacity | 6,270 m3/s (221,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Windamere |
| Total capacity | 368,120 ML (13,000×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 1,070 km2 (410 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 2,030 ha (5,000 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) AHD |
| Power Station | |
| Type | Conventional |
| Installed capacity | 2 MW (2,700 hp) |
| Website Windamere Dam at www.statewater.com.au | |
Windamere Dam is a minor ungated rock fill with clay core embankment dam with an uncontrolled unlined rock cutting spillway across the Cudgegong River at Cudgegong, upstream of Mudgee in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes hydro-power, irrigation, water supply, and conservation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Windamere.