Carcoar Dam

Carcoar Dam
Carcoar Dam, 2007
Carcoar Dam is located in New South Wales
Carcoar Dam
The location of the Carcoar Dam
in New South Wales
LocationCarcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°37′00″S 149°10′45″E / 33.61667°S 149.17917°E / -33.61667; 149.17917
PurposeIrrigation, water supply, and water conservation
StatusOperational
Construction began1969
Opening date1970
Owner(s)State Water Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch dam
ImpoundsBelubula River
Height52 metres (171 ft)
Length187 metres (614 ft)
Dam volume61 cubic metres (2,200 cu ft)
Spillways1
Spillway typeUncontrolled overflow spillway
Spillway capacity1,218 cubic metres per second (43,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity36,400 megalitres (1,290×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area230 square kilometres (89 sq mi)
Surface area385 hectares (950 acres)
Maximum water depth41 metres (135 ft)
Normal elevation720 metres (2,360 ft) AHD
Website
Carcoar Dam at www.statewater.com.au

Carcoar Dam is a minor ungated concrete double parabolic arch dam with an uncontrolled overflow spillway across the Belubula River upstream of Carcoar in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes irrigation, water supply, and water conservation.