Tantangara Reservoir

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Tantangara Reservoir
Location New South Wales
Coordinates 35°44′S 148°39′ECoordinates: 35°44′S 148°39′E[1]
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Murrumbidgee River
Primary outflows Murrumbidgee River
Basin countries Australia
Water volume 254 GL
References [1]

Tantangara Reservoir (also known as Tantangara Dam) is a dam constructed as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme in New South Wales, Australia.

Tantangara Reservoir was constructed between 1958 and 1960. It is a concrete gravity dam with a wall height of 45 metres and a crest length of 216 metres. Its capacity is 254 GL. It is located on the Murrumbidgee River, some 6 km downstream of its confluence with Gurrangorambla Creek and is wholly within Kosciuszko National Park.

[edit] References

  • Tantangara Option, ACTEW Corporation and SMEC, Canberra, February 2005
  1. ^ a b Tantangara Reservoir. Place Names Search. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.