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MERRIMU
General Information
References
Location
Construction
Reservoir
Media
Name
MERRIMU
Secondary Dam
No
Main Dam
Reservoir Name
MERRIMU
Purposes
I - irrigation,S - water supply
Owner/Operator Name
Southern Rural Water
Consultant Name
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
Contractor Name
State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, Victoria
Comment One
Comment Two
URL
PSP
Electrical Power (MW)
Mean Annual Energy (GWh)
Resettlement
Alternative Name
National Code
Dam Code
I00900272
Nb References ICOLD
1
References ICOLD
Siraj PERERA, Tusitha KARUNARATNE (2022). CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES IN MANAGING DAMS / Défis liés au changement climatique dans la gestion des barrages. 27th Congress of ICOLD-CIGB. Marseille, France. CRC Press
Reserved Committee O
Continent
AUSTRAL-ASIA
Country Name
Australia
French Country Name
International
River
Coimadai Ck
City
Bacchus Marsh
State
Victoria
Longitude
144.494623
Latitude
-37.633428
Zone ISO 3166
AU
Built
1969
Particular
R
Dam Type
ER
Sealing
ie
Foundation
R
Height (m)
46.0
Length (m)
400.0
Spillway Capacity (m³/s)
230.0
Spillway Type
L/V
Detailed Type of Dam
ECED - embankment dam with a clay central core
Elevation (m)
164 / 170 [e]
Volume Dam (1,000m³)
32516
Reservoir Volume (1,000m³)
32516
Reservoir Area (1,000m²)
Reservoir Length (km)
Catchment (km²)
85.0
Irrigated Area (km²)
7.0
Flood Protect (% of reservoir volume)
Sedimentation
7.1
Reservoir Code
R00900272
Reservoir ISO 3166
AU
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