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Snowy Adit - NSW

Tungsten tipped drill bits

Horseshoe shaped with concrete lining

Eucumbene-Snowy Tunnel - unlined

Mini rock bolts

Utah, Brown and Root logo

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Position

DEG: -36.2896 148.509796

DMS: 36º 17' 22.56" S 148º 30' 35.27" E

UTM: 55 H 5982872mN 635580mE

Altitude: 1095.15m

Address & Contact

Island Bend Firetrail
Kosciuszko National Park NSW 2627

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Information

This adit is a mid-way entrance to the Eucumbene-Snowy tunnel constructed from Dec 1961 to Oct 1965. Over 900,000 cubic metres of rock was drilled and blasted to build the 23.5 km long and 6 m diameter tunnel. The spoil was conveniently dumped less than a km away, out of sight and out of mind in the '60's. It is now being rehabilitated and provides a free source of rock and gravel for use in the surrounding national park.
The horseshoe shaped tunnel transfers water from Island Bend pondage to Lake Eucumbene for storage. Flow is reversed when the water is required to generate electricity in Murray 1 and 2 Power Stations. Additional water is transferred up the Jindabyne - Island Bend tunnel to add to the supply.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Perisher Valley at 02/09:00am EST

Distance from Snowy Adit 16.03km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
6.8°C	3.7°C	38%	-6.5°C	hPa	0.0mm	SW	2km/hr 1knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Perisher Valley Ski Centre

Distance from Snowy Adit 15.45km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	19.2	18.5	15.7	11.7	7.9	3.9	2.4	3.4	5.8	9.7	13.9	15.9
Mean Min. °C	5.8	5.3	3.3	0.3	-1.5	-3.5	-5.0	-4.3	-2.0	0.2	2.0	3.8
Mean Rain mm	96.1	73.1	114.5	97.5	130.9	167.8	186.1	240.7	234.0	182.1	138.5	95.3