GORDON
| Name | GORDON |
|---|---|
| Secondary Dam | No |
| Main Dam | |
| Reservoir Name | LAKE GORDON |
| Purposes | H - hydroelectric |
| Owner/Operator Name | Hydro Electric Corporation TAS |
| Consultant Name | Hydro-Electric Commission TAS |
| Contractor Name | Hydro-Electric Commission TAS |
| Comment One | |
| Comment Two | |
| URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Dam |
| PSP | |
| Electrical Power (MW) | 432 |
| Mean Annual Energy (GWh) | 1389 |
| Resettlement |
| Alternative Name | |
| National Code | |
| Dam Code | I00900320 |
| Nb References ICOLD | 4 |
| References ICOLD | P.T.A. Griffiths, R.F. Edmondson (1973). DIVERSION CLOSURES BY THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMMISSION OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA IN ITS MERSEY-FORTH & GORDON RIVER POWER DEVELOPMENTS. 11th Congress of ICOLD-CIGB. Madrid, Spain. CRC Press|S. Giudici, R. Courtier, T. Szczepanowski (1973). THE GORDON COFFERDAM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 11th Congress of ICOLD-CIGB. Madrid, Spain. CRC Press|R. Herweynen (2000). EXPLANATION AND ASSESSMENT OF GORDON DAM CRACK / ANALYSE ET EXPLICATION DE LA FISSURE DU BARRAGE GORDON. 20th Congress of ICOLD-CIGB. Beijing, China. CRC Press|Richard Herweynen (2025). The critical role of hydropower storages: from managing natural inflow variability to firming wind and solar generation in a changing energy market. Symposium ICOLD-CIGB: Common Challenges, Shared Future, Better Dams/Défis communs, avenir partagé, meilleurs barrages. Chengdu, China |
| Reserved Committee O |
| Continent | AUSTRAL-ASIA |
| Country Name | Australia |
| French Country Name | |
| International | |
| River | Gordon |
| City | Queenstown |
| State | Tasmania |
| Longitude | 145.976629 |
| Latitude | -42.730228 |
| Zone ISO 3166 | AU |
| Built | 1974 |
| Particular | |
| Dam Type | VA |
| Sealing | ie |
| Foundation | R/S |
| Height (m) | 140.0 |
| Length (m) | 198.0 |
| Spillway Capacity (m³/s) | 175.0 |
| Spillway Type | V |
| Detailed Type of Dam | |
| Elevation (m) | 310 / 238 [e] |
| Volume Dam (1,000m³) | 154 |
| Reservoir Volume (1,000m³) | 12400000 |
| Reservoir Area (1,000m²) | 278000 |
| Reservoir Length (km) | |
| Catchment (km²) | 1280.0 |
| Irrigated Area (km²) | |
| Flood Protect (% of reservoir volume) | |
| Sedimentation | |
| Reservoir Code | R00900320 |
| Reservoir ISO 3166 | AU |
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