Spring Creek Dam (New South Wales)

Spring Creek Dam
Spring Creek Reservoir at very low level, 2008.
Spring Creek Dam (New South Wales) is located in New South Wales
Spring Creek Dam (New South Wales)
Location of Spring Creek Dam in
New South Wales
CountryAustralia
LocationOrange, New South Wales
Coordinates33°19′54″S 149°07′04″E / 33.33167°S 149.11778°E / -33.33167; 149.11778
PurposeWater supply
StatusOperational
Construction beganDecember 1929 (1929-12)
Opening date1931 (1931)
Owner(s)Orange City Council
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsSpring Creek
Height17 metres (56 ft)
Length268 metres (879 ft)
Spillways1
Spillway capacity310 cubic metres per second (11,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesSpring Creek Reservoir
Total capacity4,680 megalitres (165×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area63 square kilometres (24 sq mi)
Surface area11 hectares (27 acres)
Maximum length2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Maximum width350 metres (1,150 ft)

Spring Creek Dam is a minor embankment dam across the Spring Creek upstream of Orange in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia. The impounded reservoir is called the Spring Creek Reservoir.