| Rydal Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Rydal Dam in New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central Tablelands, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 33°29′S 150°02′E / 33.483°S 150.033°E |
| Purpose | Industrial |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1956 |
| Opening date | 1957 |
| Owner(s) | State Water Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Off stream storage |
| Height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Length | 460 metres (1,510 ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Fuse plug uncontrolled open channel |
| Spillway capacity | 75 cubic metres per second (2,600 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 370 megalitres (13×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 1.5 square kilometres (0.58 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 7 hectares (17 acres) |
| Normal elevation | 971 metres (3,186 ft) AHD |
| Website Rydal Dam at www.statewater.com.au | |
Rydal Dam is a minor ungated homogeneous earthfill embankment dam with a fuse plug uncontrolled open channel spillway across an off stream storage, located near Rydal in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose is to provide water storage for Delta power stations at Wallerawang and Mount Piper. The impounded reservoir is also called the Rydal Dam.