| Corin Dam | |
|---|---|
 Corin Reservoir, 2009 | |
  Location of the Corin Dam in the ACT | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Australian Capital Territory |
| Coordinates | 35°33′55″S 148°49′52″E / 35.56541°S 148.83108°E |
| Purpose | Potable water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Owner(s) | Icon Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Cotter River |
| Height | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Length | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,394×103 m3 (49×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled side channel |
| Spillway capacity | 1,190 m3/s (42,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Corin Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 75,500 ML (1.66×1010 imp gal; 1.99×1010 US gal) |
| Active capacity | 70,800 ML (1.56×1010 imp gal; 1.87×1010 US gal) |
| Catchment area | 197 km2 (76 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 315 ha (780 acres) |
| Normal elevation | 956 m (3,136 ft) |
| Website www.iconwater.com.au/corin | |
The Corin Dam is an earth and rockfill embankment dam with an uncontrolled side channel spillway across the Cotter River, located within Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The impounded reservoir is called the Corin Reservoir which is a supply source of potable water for the city of Canberra and its environs. It is named after William Corin,[1] a pioneer in hydroelectric development in Australia.
- ^ Entry for Willima Corin in Pike, Douglas (1996). Australian dictionary of biography volumes 1–12, 1788–1939. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press. pp. (Vol 8) 115–6. ISBN 0522846548.