Brogo Dam | |
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Location of the Brogo Dam in New South Wales | |
Country | Australia |
Location | South Coast, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 36°28′58.5″S 149°44′2.85″E / 36.482917°S 149.7341250°E |
Purpose | Environmental flows, hydro-electric power generation, irrigation, and water supply |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1964 |
Opening date | 1976 |
Owner(s) | State Water Corporation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Brogo River |
Height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Length | 265 metres (869 ft) |
Width (crest) | 6 metres (20 ft) |
Dam volume | 309 cubic metres (10,900 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled unlined rock cut |
Spillway capacity | 3,700 cubic metres per second (130,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 8,980 megalitres (317×10 6 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) |
Surface area | 100 hectares (250 acres) |
Maximum water depth | 25 metres (82 ft) |
Normal elevation | 102 metres (335 ft) AHD |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Delta Electricity |
Type | Mini hydro |
Turbines | 1 |
Installed capacity | 2 megawatts (2,700 hp) |
Website Brogo Dam |
Brogo Dam is a minor ungated rockfill embankment dam with an uncontrolled unlined rock cut spillway across the Brogo River upstream of Brogo in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes environmental flows, hydro-electric power generation, irrigation, and water supply. The impounded reservoir is also called Brogo Dam.