Corin Dam
Location and features
Constructed by Thiess working from designs prepared by the Commonwealth Department of Works, the Corin Dam was completed and opened in 1968. The earthen dam wall built on a rock foundation is 74 metres (243 ft) high and 282 metres (925 ft) long with a volume of 1,394 thousand cubic metres (49.2×10 cu ft). The wall impounds 75,500 megalitres (1.66×10 imp gal; 1.99×10 US gal) of water held within the Corin Reservoir, forming a surface area of approximately 3.15 square kilometres (1.22 sq mi) drawn from a catchment area of 197 square kilometres (76 sq mi). The uncontrolled side channel spillway is capable of discharging 1,190 cubic metres per second (42,000 cu ft/s) from the reservoir, with a high water level approximately 955.54 metres (3,135 ft) above sea level.
Water from the Corin, together with the Bendora (downstream) are transferred to the suburbs of Canberra via the Bendora Gravity Main.
See also
References
- ^ Entry for Willima Corin in Pike, Douglas (1996). Australian dictionary of biography volumes 1–12, 1788–1939. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press. pp. (Vol 8) 115–6. ISBN 0522846548.
- ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Corin Dam Icon Water
External links
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