Suma Park Dam

Suma Park Dam
Suma Park Reservoir, viewed from Icley Road
Suma Park Dam is located in New South Wales
Suma Park Dam
Location of the Suma Park Dam
in New South Wales
CountryAustralia
LocationCentral West, New South Wales
Coordinates33°16′54″S 149°08′04″E / 33.28167°S 149.13444°E / -33.28167; 149.13444
PurposeWater supply
StatusOperational
Opening date1962
Operator(s)Orange City Council
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch dam
ImpoundsSummer Hill Creek
Height31 metres (102 ft)
Length208 metres (682 ft)
Width (crest)2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in)
Dam volume18 cubic metres (640 cu ft)
Spillways1
Spillway capacity260 cubic metres per second (9,200 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesSuma Park Reservoir
Total capacity17,290 megalitres (611×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area179 square kilometres (69 sq mi)
Surface area1.3 square kilometres (0.50 sq mi)
Website
watersecurity.orange.nsw.gov.au

Suma Park Dam is a concrete arch dam across the Summer Hill Creek in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is to supply potable water to the city of Orange. The impounded reservoir is called Suma Park Reservoir.