Tumut Pond Dam, Kosciuszko National Park

Name: Tumut Pond Dam
Address: Kosciuszko National Park, Australia

#25 among attractions in Kosciuszko National Park

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Tumut Pond Dam is a major ungated concrete arch dam across the upper reaches of the Tumut River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the generation of hydro-power and is one of the sixteen major dams that comprise the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro. ()

Opened: 1959 (65 years ago)Length: 715 ftHeight: 283 ftReservoir area: 0.78 mi²Coordinates: 35°37'54"S, 148°23'24"E

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Tumut Pond Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Talbingo.

6.1 miNW
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Talbingo
155 min walk • Talbingo is a small town in New South Wales, Australia at the edge of the Snowy Mountains on the Snowy Mountains Highway. The town is 410 metres above sea level. It is on the Tumut River, which has been inundated by Jounama Pondage.