Split Rock Dam | |
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Split Rock Dam wall, 2010. | |
Location of the Split Rock Dam in New South Wales | |
Country | Australia |
Location | North West Slopes, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 30°32′S 150°42′E / 30.533°S 150.700°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1984 |
Opening date | 1987 |
Owner(s) | State Water Corporation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Manilla River |
Height | 66 metres (217 ft) |
Length | 484 metres (1,588 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,048 cubic metres (37,000 cu ft) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Ungated concrete chute |
Spillway capacity | 6,860 cubic metres per second (242,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Split Rock Reservoir |
Total capacity | 397,370 megalitres (14,033×10 6 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 1,650 square kilometres (640 sq mi) |
Surface area | 2,150 hectares (5,300 acres) |
Maximum water depth | 52 metres (171 ft) |
Normal elevation | 449 metres (1,473 ft) AHD |
Website Split Rock Dam |
Split Rock Dam is a minor ungated concrete faced rock fill embankment dam with concrete chute spillway across the Manilla River upstream of Manilla in the north-western slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, irrigation, water supply and conservation. The impounded reservoir is called Split Rock Reservoir.