Guthega Dam, Perisher

Name: Guthega Dam
Address: Perisher, Australia

#5 among attractions in Perisher

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Guthega Dam is concrete gravity dam with an uncontrolled spillway across the Snowy River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the storage of water used in the generation of hydro-power. It is the first to be completed of the sixteen major dams of 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: 1955 (69 years ago)Length: 456 ftHeight: 112 ftReservoir area: 47.94 acres (0.0749 mi²)Coordinates: 36°22'50"S, 148°22'8"E

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Perisher Australia

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Guthega Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Perisher Valley, Bullocks Flat, Blue Cow Mountain, Guthega Power Station.

2 miSE
Winter sport, Ski area
Perisher Valley, Perisher
53 min walk • Perisher Valley, commonly called Perisher, is a valley formed below Mount Perisher, a mountain that is located in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.
5.7 miSE
Winter sport, Ski area
Bullocks Flat, Perisher
145 min walk • Bullocks Flat is a flat portion of the Thredbo Valley adjacent to the Thredbo River, in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
2 miNE
Village, Winter sport, Ski area
Blue Cow Mountain, Perisher
51 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Blue Cow Mountain introduces visitors to the pristine charm of Perisher, Australia's most extensive alpine resort. As a key part of the Perisher Ski Resort, Blue Cow offers a unique village experience...
3.3 miNE
Mountain
Guthega Power Station, Kosciuszko National Park
83 min walk • Guthega Power Station is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The power station's purpose is for the generation of electricity.
3.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake
Blue Lake, Charlotte Pass
87 min walk • The Blue Lake is one of only four cirque lakes found in mainland Australia. The other three, Cootapatamba, Albina, and Club, are shallower and are held entirely by terminal moraines.
~1150 ftSW
Village, Nature, Natural attraction
Guthega, Perisher
6 min walk • Guthega is a ski village and the site for a hydro electric dam located in the Kosciuszko National Park, on the upper reaches of the Snowy River, on the western face of Mount Blue Cow, Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Albina, Kosciuszko National Park
155 min walk • Lake Albina is a glacial lake in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The lake is located within the Kosciuszko National Park and the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves.
4.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Carruthers Peak, Charlotte Pass
124 min walk • Carruthers Peak, formerly Curruthers Peak, a mountain in the Main Range of the Great Dividing Range, is located in Snowy Mountains region in southeast New South Wales, Australia.
6.8 miSW
Wilderness hut, Hiking
Seaman's Hut, Kosciuszko National Park
173 min walk • Seaman's Hut is an alpine hut and memorial located in New South Wales, Australia. It was built following the death of two skiers, W. Laurie Seaman and Evan Hayes in 1928. Seaman's family built the hut to provide shelter to future users of the park, in order to prevent recurrence of a similar tragedy.
3.1 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Twynam, Charlotte Pass
80 min walk • Mount Twynam is a mountain located on the Main Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The mountain is located close the border between New South Wales and Victoria.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tate, Kosciuszko National Park
61 min walk • Mount Tate is a prominent rocky mountain on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains located in southeastern New South Wales, Australia.