Bendeela Pondage

Bendeela Pondage
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°43′30″S 150°28′47″E / 34.72500°S 150.47972°E / -34.72500; 150.47972
Status	Operational
Opening date	1972
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam
Impounds	Kangaroo River
Height	15 m (49 ft)
Length	2,118 m (6,949 ft)
Spillways	1
Spillway type	Weir-type
Reservoir
Total capacity	1,200 ML (42×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area	20 ha (49 acres)
Surface area	20 ha (49 acres)
Website Bendeela Pondage at www.sca.nsw.gov.au

Bendeela Pondage, completed in 1972, is an earth and rockfill embankment dam structure located on the Kangaroo River arm of Lake Yarrunga in New South Wales, Australia. It is located between Fitzroy Falls Dam and Tallowa Dam. The pondage, part of the Shoalhaven Scheme, functions as a buffer storage for out-of-balance flow between the two dams during hydro-electric power generation or water pumping at Kangaroo Valley and Bendeela pumping and power stations. The dam has no significant catchment but has been provided with a weir type spillway to protect the dam in the event of operational problems at the two pumping and power stations. The embankment is 15 metres (49 ft) high and 2,118 metres (6,949 ft) in length. At 100% capacity, the dam wall holds back approximately 1,200 megalitres (42×10^⁶ cu ft).^[1]