ORD RIVER
| Name | ORD RIVER |
|---|---|
| Secondary Dam | No |
| Main Dam | |
| Reservoir Name | LAKE ARGYLE |
| Purposes | I - irrigation, H - hydroelectric, C - flood control. flood mitigation, N - navigation |
| Owner/Operator Name | WA Water Corporation |
| Consultant Name | Public Works Department, WA |
| Contractor Name | Dravo Pty Ltd |
| Comment One | |
| Comment Two | |
| URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ord_River_Dam |
| PSP | |
| Electrical Power (MW) | 30 |
| Mean Annual Energy (GWh) | 200 |
| Resettlement |
| Alternative Name | |
| National Code | |
| Dam Code | I00900306 |
| Nb References ICOLD | 2 |
| References ICOLD | K.C. Webster (1973). SPILLWAY DESIGN AND RIVER DIVERSION FOR THE ORD RIVER DAM. 11th Congress of ICOLD-CIGB. Madrid, Spain. CRC Press|B. Wark, R. Dixon (2012). CONTROLLING THE DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENT IN LAKE ARGYLE - A SUCCESS STORY / LE CONTRÔLE DU DÉPÔT DES SÉDIMENTS DANS LE LAC ARGYLE - COMPTE-RENDU D'UN SUCCÈS. 24th Congress of ICOLD-CIGB. Kyoto, Japan. CRC Press |
| Reserved Committee O |
| Continent | AUSTRAL-ASIA |
| Country Name | Australia |
| French Country Name | |
| International | |
| River | Ord |
| City | Kununurra |
| State | West Australia |
| Longitude | 128.738866 |
| Latitude | -16.121831 |
| Zone ISO 3166 | AU |
| Built | 1972 |
| Particular | |
| Dam Type | ER |
| Sealing | ie |
| Foundation | R |
| Height (m) | 99.0 |
| Length (m) | 341.0 |
| Spillway Capacity (m³/s) | 3500.0 |
| Spillway Type | L |
| Detailed Type of Dam | ECED - embankment dam with a clay central core |
| Elevation (m) | 109 / 90 [e] |
| Volume Dam (1,000m³) | 1908 |
| Reservoir Volume (1,000m³) | 10760000 |
| Reservoir Area (1,000m²) | 740000 |
| Reservoir Length (km) | |
| Catchment (km²) | 46100.0 |
| Irrigated Area (km²) | 130.0 |
| Flood Protect (% of reservoir volume) | |
| Sedimentation | |
| Reservoir Code | R00900306 |
| Reservoir ISO 3166 | AU |
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