Jindabyne Dam

#1040 among destinations in Australia

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Jindabyne Dam is a major ungated rockfill embankment dam across the Snowy 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: 1967 (58 years ago)Length: 1099 ftHeight: 236 ftReservoir area: 11.71 mi²Reservoir depth: 131 ftCoordinates: 36°25'60"S, 148°37'59"E

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New South WalesAustralia

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

Nearby attractions include: Nuggets Crossing, Alpine Way.

1.5 miNW
36°24'54"S • 148°37'12"E
Nuggets Crossing, Jindabyne
38 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alpine Way
68 min walk • The Alpine Way is a 121-kilometre rural road located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The road connects Jindabyne in the east to the New South Wales / Victorian border in the west, crossing the Murray River, near Bringenbrong / Upper Towong.

Jindabyne Dam

Facts and practical information

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

Nuggets Crossing, Jindabyne

Alpine Way