Burrinjuck Dam

Burrinjuck Dam
Aerial view of Burrinjuck Dam, 2017
Burrinjuck Dam is located in New South Wales
Burrinjuck Dam
Location of the Burrinjuck Dam
in New South Wales
CountryAustralia
LocationBurrinjuck, South West Slopes, New South Wales
Coordinates34°59′54″S 148°35′04″E / 34.99833°S 148.58444°E / -34.99833; 148.58444
StatusOperational
Construction began1907[1]
Opening date1928
Owner(s)WaterNSW
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsMurrumbidgee River
Height93 m (305 ft)
Length233 m (764 ft)
Dam volume394,000 m3 (13,900,000 cu ft)
Spillways3
Spillway typeThree sector gates with two side channel spillways
Spillway capacity29,100 m3/s (1,030,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Burrinjuck
Total capacity1,026 gigalitres (3.62×1010 cu ft)
Catchment area12,953 km2 (5,001 sq mi)
Surface area5,500 ha (14,000 acres)
Maximum water depth72 m (236 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)Foresight Group
Commission date1928
Turbines3 (2x6, 1x16)
Installed capacity28 MW
Annual generation24.5 gigawatt-hours (88 TJ)
Website
Burrinjuck Dam at WaterNSW

Burrinjuck Dam is a gated, concrete-walled hydro-electric gravity dam at Burrinjuck, in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. It has three spillways across the Murrumbidgee River and forms an impounded reservoir called Lake Burrinjuck. In addition to electricity generation, Burrinjuck Dam is used for purposes including flood mitigation, irrigation, water supply and conservation. Also known as Barren Jack Dam and Barrenjack, it was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[2]

  1. ^ "DALTON". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Burrinjuck Dam". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00958. Retrieved 1 November 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.