| Keepit Dam | |
|---|---|
 Vista of Lake Keepit at 100% capacity, 2012. | |
  Location of Keepit Dam in New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | North West Slopes, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 30°52′54″S 150°30′04″E / 30.88167°S 150.50111°E |
| Purpose | Flood mitigation, hydro-power, irrigation, water supply and conservation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1939 |
| Opening date | 1960 |
| Owner(s) | WaterNSW |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Namoi River |
| Height | 55 metres (180 ft) |
| Length | 533 metres (1,749 ft) |
| Spillways | 7 |
| Spillway type | Central gated overflow crest and six radial gates |
| Spillway capacity | 10,480 cubic metres per second (370,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Keepit |
| Total capacity | 425,510 megalitres (15,027×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 5,700 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 4,370 hectares (10,800 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 48 metres (157 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 329.6 metres (1,081 ft) AHD |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Eraring Energy |
| Commission date | 1960 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 1 |
| Installed capacity | 7.2 megawatts (9,700 hp) |
| Annual generation | 10.2 gigawatt-hours (37 TJ) |
| Website Keepit Dam at www.waternsw.com.au | |
Keepit Dam is a major gated mass concrete gravity dam with an earth fill abutment and a central gated concrete overflow crest and six radial gate spillways across the Namoi River upstream of its junction with the Peel River in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, hydro-power, irrigation, water supply and conservation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Keepit.