Oberon Dam | |
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Location of the Oberon Dam in New South Wales | |
Country | Australia |
Location | Central Tablelands, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 33°43′S 149°52′E / 33.717°S 149.867°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1943 |
Opening date | 1959 |
Owner(s) | State Water Corporation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Fish River |
Height | 34 metres (112 ft) |
Length | 378 metres (1,240 ft) |
Spillways | 2 |
Spillway type | Ungated concrete ski jump chute spillway with fuse plug |
Spillway capacity | 280 cubic metres per second (9,900 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Oberon |
Total capacity | 45,420 megalitres (1,604×10 6 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 140 square kilometres (54 sq mi) |
Surface area | 410 hectares (1,000 acres) |
Maximum water depth | 30 metres (98 ft) |
Normal elevation | 1,068 metres (3,504 ft) AHD |
Website Oberon Dam at www.statewater.com.au |
Oberon Dam or Fish River Dam is a major ungated concrete slab and buttress with earth embankment dam comprising a concrete ski jump chute spillway and fuse plug across the Fish River upstream of Oberon in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, industrial, and water supply. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Oberon.