Oberon Dam

Oberon Dam
Oberon Dam wall and reservoir, with fuse plug spillway in top right
Oberon Dam is located in New South Wales
Oberon Dam
Location of the Oberon Dam in
New South Wales
CountryAustralia
LocationCentral Tablelands, New South Wales
Coordinates33°43′S 149°52′E / 33.717°S 149.867°E / -33.717; 149.867
StatusOperational
Construction began1943
Opening date1959
Owner(s)State Water Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsFish River
Height34 metres (112 ft)
Length378 metres (1,240 ft)
Spillways2
Spillway typeUngated concrete ski jump chute spillway with fuse plug
Spillway capacity280 cubic metres per second (9,900 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Oberon
Total capacity45,420 megalitres (1,604×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area140 square kilometres (54 sq mi)
Surface area410 hectares (1,000 acres)
Maximum water depth30 metres (98 ft)
Normal elevation1,068 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.