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| image_caption = Corin |
| image_caption = Corin Reservoir, 2009 |
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| location_map_caption = Location of the Corin Dam in the [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] |
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| country = [[Australia]] |
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| location = [[Australian Capital Territory]] |
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| purpose = [[Potable water|Potable]] [[water supply]] |
| purpose = [[Potable water|Potable]] [[water supply]] |
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| owner = [[ACTEW Corporation]] |
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| dam_crosses = [[Cotter River]] |
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| spillway_type = [[Spillway#Types|Uncontrolled side channel]] |
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| res_name = Corin Reservoir |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.actew.com.au/Water%20and%20Sewerage%20Systems/ACT%20Water%20Supply%20System/The%20Water%20Network/Water%20storage/Corin%20Dam.aspx|Corin Dam at ACTEW Corporation |
| website = {{URL|http://www.actew.com.au/Water%20and%20Sewerage%20Systems/ACT%20Water%20Supply%20System/The%20Water%20Network/Water%20storage/Corin%20Dam.aspx|Corin Dam}} at [[ACTEW Corporation|ACTEW Water]] |
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The '''Corin Dam''' is an earth and [[Dam#Rock-fill dams|rockfill]] [[embankment dam|embankment]] [[dam]] with an [[Spillway#Types|uncontrolled side channel spillway]] across the [[Cotter River]], located within [[Namadgi National Park]] in the [[Australian Capital Territory]], [[Australia]]. The impounded [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] is called the '''Corin Reservoir''' which is a [[water supply|supply]] source of [[potable water]] for the city of [[Canberra]] and its environs. |
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'''Corin Dam''' an earth and rockfill [[embankment dam]] with a side channel [[spillway]]. It has a capacity of {{convert|70800|ML}}. This dam which was completed in 1968 is situated upstream of and controls the release of water into the [[Bendora Dam]]. The top water level of the dam is {{convert|955.54|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corin Dam|url=http://www.actew.com.au/Water%20and%20Sewerage%20Systems/ACT%20Water%20Supply%20System/The%20Water%20Network/Water%20storage/Corin%20Dam.aspx|work=[[ACTEW Corporation]]|accessdate=22 October 2013}}</ref> |
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==Location and features== |
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Constructed by [[Leighton Holdings#Thiess|Thiess Bros Pty Limited]] 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 {{convert|74|m}} high and {{convert|282|m}} long with a volume of {{convert|1394|e3m3}}. The wall impounds {{convert|75500|ML|impgal USgal}} of water held within the Corin Reservoir, forming a surface area of approximately {{convert|315|ha|acre}} drawn from a [[Drainage basin|catchment area]] of {{convert|197|ha|acre}}.<ref name=ancold>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancold.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dams-Australia-2010-v1-for-website.xls|format=[[MS Excel|Excel]] (requires download)|title=Register of Large Dams in Australia|publisher=[[Australian National Committee on Large Dams]]|year=2010 |accessdate=4 April 2014|work=Dams information}}</ref> The uncontrolled side channel spillway is capable of discharging {{convert|1190|m3/s}} from the {{convert|315|ha|acre|adj=on}} Corin Reservoir,<ref name=ancold/> with a high water level approximately {{convert|955.54|m|ft|0}} [[Australian Height Datum|above sea level]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Corin Dam|url=http://www.actew.com.au/Water%20and%20Sewerage%20Systems/ACT%20Water%20Supply%20System/The%20Water%20Network/Water%20storage/Corin%20Dam.aspx|publisher=[[ACTEW Corporation]]|work=ACTEW Water|date=2011|accessdate=4 April 2014}}</ref> |
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Water from the Corin, together with the [[Bendora Dam|Bendora]] (upstream), and the [[Cotter Dam|Cotter]] dams (further downstream) are pumped to the suburbs of Canberra via the [[Bendora Gravity Main]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of dams and reservoirs in Australia#Australian Capital Territory|List of dams and reservoirs in the Australian Capital Territory]] |
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in Australia#Australian Capital Territory|List of dams and reservoirs in the Australian Capital Territory]] |
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Revision as of 12:45, 4 April 2014
Corin Dam | |
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![]() Corin Reservoir, 2009 | |
Location of the Corin Dam in the ACT | |
Land | Australien |
Standort | Australian Capital Territory |
Purpose | Potable water supply |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1968 |
Owner(s) | ACTEW Corporation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Cotter River |
Height | 74 m (243 ft) |
Length | 282 m (925 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,394×10 3 m3 (49×10 6 cu ft) |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | Uncontrolled side channel |
Spillway capacity | 1,190 m3/s (42,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Corin Reservoir |
Total capacity | 75,500 ML (1.66×1010 imp gal; 1.99×1010 US gal) |
Active capacity | 70,800 ML (1.56×1010 imp gal; 1.87×1010 US gal) |
Catchment area | 197 ha (490 acres) |
Surface area | 315 ha (780 acres) |
Normal elevation | 956 m (3,136 ft) |
Website Corin Dam at ACTEW Water |
The Corin Dam is an earth and rockfill embankment dam with an uncontrolled side channel spillway across the Cotter River, located within Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The impounded reservoir is called the Corin Reservoir which is a supply source of potable water for the city of Canberra and its environs.
Location and features
Constructed by Thiess Bros Pty Limited 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 6 cu ft). The wall impounds 75,500 megalitres (1.66×1010 imp gal; 1.99×1010 US gal) of water held within the Corin Reservoir, forming a surface area of approximately 315 hectares (780 acres) drawn from a catchment area of 197 hectares (490 acres).[1] The uncontrolled side channel spillway is capable of discharging 1,190 cubic metres per second (42,000 cu ft/s) from the 315-hectare (780-acre) Corin Reservoir,[1] with a high water level approximately 955.54 metres (3,135 ft) above sea level.[2]
Water from the Corin, together with the Bendora (upstream), and the Cotter dams (further downstream) are pumped to the suburbs of Canberra via the Bendora Gravity Main.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Corin Dam". ACTEW Water. ACTEW Corporation. 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links
Media related to Corin Dam at Wikimedia Commons