Ord River Dam, Kununurra. W.A, Australia
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ROSS1957
S 16° 07.320 E 128° 44.333
52K E 472079 N 8217551
A small dam holding back one of Australia's biggest man made lakes, Lake Argyle.
Waymark Code: WMJ1R9
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/09/2013
Views: 3
The construction of this Embankment type dam started in 1969. It was finished in 1972 and Lake Argyle was full in 1974. This was the second dam to be built on the Ord to supply irrigation water to the Kununurra region. Later in 1997 a Hydro electric scheme was added to supply power to the Argyle diamond mine and the towns of Kununurra and Wyndham.
Some interesting stats:
Length: 335 mts
Height: 98.5 mts
Volume of clay core: 243,000 cubic metres
Total material: 1,903,000 cubic metres
Full storage capacity-volume: 10,700,000,000 cubic metres
Surface area -storage: 980 square kilometres
Max flood volume: 34,655,000,000 cubic metres
Surface area -flood: 2,072 square kilometres
Waterway where the dam is located: Ord River
Main use of the Water Dam: Irrigation
Material used in the structure: embankment
Height of Dam: 98.5 mts
Date built: 01/01/1969
Fishing Allowed: yes
Motor Sports Allowed: yes
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