Khancoban Dam

Khancoban Dam is a major ungated earthfill embankment dam with a controlled spillway across the Swampy Plain River in the Snowy Mountains region 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 Khancoban Reservoir. Location and featuresCompleted in 1965, Khancoban Dam is a major dam, located within the Tumbarumba Shire, approximately southwest of the town of Khancoban. The dam was constructed by Kaiser Engineers and Construction Incorporation based on engineering plans developed under contract from the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority. Built on a soil foundation, the dam wall comprises of earthfill with an internal core, and is high and long. At 100% capacity the dam wall holds back of water. The surface area of Khancoban Reservoir is and the catchment area is. The controlled spillway is capable of discharging.

Khancoban Dam is a major ungated earthfill embankment dam with a controlled spillway across the Swampy Plain River in the Snowy Mountains region 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 Khancoban Reservoir. Location and featuresCompleted in 1965, Khancoban Dam is a major dam, located within the Tumbarumba Shire, approximately southwest of the town of Khancoban. The dam was constructed by Kaiser Engineers and Construction Incorporation based on engineering plans developed under contract from the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority. Built on a soil foundation, the dam wall comprises of earthfill with an internal core, and is high and long. At 100% capacity the dam wall holds back of water. The surface area of Khancoban Reservoir is and the catchment area is. The controlled spillway is capable of discharging.