Brogo Dam

Brogo Dam
Brogo Dam
Brogo Dam is located in New South Wales
Brogo Dam
Location of the Brogo Dam
in New South Wales
CountryAustralia
LocationSouth Coast, New South Wales
Coordinates36°28′58.5″S 149°44′2.85″E / 36.482917°S 149.7341250°E / -36.482917; 149.7341250
PurposeEnvironmental flows, hydro-electric power generation, irrigation, and water supply
StatusOperational
Construction began1964
Opening date1976
Owner(s)State Water Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsBrogo River
Height43 metres (141 ft)
Length265 metres (869 ft)
Width (crest)6 metres (20 ft)
Dam volume309 cubic metres (10,900 cu ft)
Spillway typeUncontrolled unlined rock cut
Spillway capacity3,700 cubic metres per second (130,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity8,980 megalitres (317×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area400 square kilometres (150 sq mi)
Surface area100 hectares (250 acres)
Maximum water depth25 metres (82 ft)
Normal elevation102 metres (335 ft) AHD
Power Station
Operator(s)Delta Electricity
TypeMini hydro
Turbines1
Installed capacity2 megawatts (2,700 hp)
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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.