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Copeton Dam Wall - NSW

Spillway approaches high and dry

Spillway apron, piers and gates

Radial gate at spillway

Staff gauge to mark water levels

Lake level at 16 % Sept 2020

WRC Plaque from 1976

Technical details

Reservoir,Dam

Position

DEG: -29.906689 150.927261

DMS: 29º 54' 24.08" S 150º 55' 38.14" E

UTM: 56 J 6689749mN 299880mE

Altitude: 566m

Address & Contact

Howell Rd
Howell NSW 2360

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.waternsw.com.au/nsw-dams/regional-nsw-dams/copeton-dam

Information

Drive or walk across the dam wall for views of the lake and mountains. The rock embankment wall is 1.4 kilometres long and 113 metres high.
Lookout on one side of the large spillway just east of the dam wall provide excellent views of the lake upstream.

PlaceID	116680

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Inverell RS at 01/11:30pm EST

Distance from Copeton Dam Wall 20.87km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
10.3°C	6.9°C	74%	5.9°C	1025.7hPa	0.0mm	S	13km/hr 7knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Inverell Research Centre

Distance from Copeton Dam Wall 20.87km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.4	28.7	27.0	23.5	19.2	15.7	15.1	16.6	19.9	23.1	25.8	28.2
Mean Min. °C	16.3	16.2	14.4	11.0	7.5	4.8	3.6	4.4	7.0	10.3	12.8	15.0
Mean Rain mm	99.5	98.6	66.7	39.9	48.8	44.5	49.1	44.0	48.2	76.5	87.4	99.9