MURCHISON
| Name | MURCHISON |
|---|---|
| Secondary Dam | No |
| Main Dam | |
| Reservoir Name | MURCHISON |
| Purposes | H - hydroelectric |
| Owner/Operator Name | Hydro Electric Corporation TAS |
| Consultant Name | Hydro-Electric Commission TAS |
| Contractor Name | Hydro-Electric Commission TAS |
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| National Code | |
| Dam Code | I00900387 |
| Nb References ICOLD | 3 |
| References ICOLD | ICOLD-CIGB (1986). River control during dam construction / Maîtrise de la rivière pendant la construction du barrage. Bulletin n° 48 . CRC Press|ICOLD-CIGB (1993). Reinforced rockfill and reinforced fill for dams - State of the art / Enrochement armé et remblai armé pour barrages - Technique actuelle. Bulletin n° 89 . CRC Press|R. Herweynen, P. Southcott, N. Smith (2024). Hydro Tasmania's risk-based, systems approach to dam safety management. Symposium ICOLD-CIGB: Dams for People, Water, Environment and Development/Des barrages pour les hommes, l'eau, l'environnement et le développement. New Delhi, India |
| Reserved Committee O |
| Continent | AUSTRAL-ASIA |
| Country Name | Australia |
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| International | |
| River | Murchison |
| City | Queenstown |
| State | Tasmania |
| Longitude | 145.646031 |
| Latitude | -41.782169 |
| Zone ISO 3166 | AU |
| Built | 1982 |
| Particular | |
| Dam Type | ER |
| Sealing | fc |
| Foundation | R |
| Height (m) | 93.0 |
| Length (m) | 217.0 |
| Spillway Capacity (m³/s) | 1910.0 |
| Spillway Type | L |
| Detailed Type of Dam | CFRD - concrete face rockfill dam |
| Elevation (m) | 190 / 222 [e] |
| Volume Dam (1,000m³) | 910 |
| Reservoir Volume (1,000m³) | 96910 |
| Reservoir Area (1,000m²) | 4080 |
| Reservoir Length (km) | |
| Catchment (km²) | 750.0 |
| Irrigated Area (km²) | |
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| Reservoir Code | R00900387 |
| Reservoir ISO 3166 | AU |
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