Murray Two Dam | |
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Location of the Khancoban Dam in New South Wales | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Snowy Mountains, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 36°14′S 148°11′E / 36.233°S 148.183°E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1968 |
Owner(s) | Snowy Hydro |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch dam |
Impounds | Khancoban Back |
Height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Length | 131 metres (430 ft) |
Dam volume | 19,500 cubic metres (690,000 cu ft) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Controlled |
Spillway capacity | 566 cubic metres per second (20,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Murray Two Pondage |
Total capacity | 2,344 megalitres (82.8×10 6 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) |
Surface area | 190 hectares (470 acres) |
Murray Two Dam is a major ungated concrete arch dam with a controlled spillway across Khancoban Bank, a diverted flow of the Snowy and Geehi rivers in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The impounded reservoir is called the Murray Two Pondage.