| Tumut Pond Dam | |
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 An aerial photo of Tumut Pondage and dam, 2009. | |
  Location of Tumut Pond Dam in New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Snowy Mountains, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 35°37′54″S 148°23′24″E / 35.63167°S 148.39000°E |
| Purpose | Hydro-power, diversion, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1959 |
| Owner(s) | Snowy Hydro |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch dam |
| Impounds | Tumut River |
| Height | 86.3 m (283 ft) |
| Length | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Dam volume | 141,000 m3 (5,000,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 1,926 m3/s (68,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Tumut Pond Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 52,793 ML (1,864.4×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 332 km2 (128 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 202.7 ha (501 acres) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Snowy Hydro |
| Commission date | 1959 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 292.6 m (960 ft) |
| Turbines | 4 |
| Installed capacity | 330 MW (440,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 847 GWh (3,050 TJ) |
Tumut Pond Dam (/ˈtjuːmət/)[1] is a major gated concrete arch dam across the upper reaches of the Tumut River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the generation of hydro-power and is one of the sixteen major dams that comprise the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro.
The impounded reservoir is called the Tumut Pond Reservoir, or less formally, the Tumut Pondage.
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary. Melbourne: The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-876429-14-3.
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