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Dartmouth Dam - VIC

102% full Nov 2022

1.05 metres above spillway crest

Cascade at 175 cumecs Nov 2022

Spillway apron to top of Cascade benches

Reservoir at 64 % April 2021

Cascade spillway left of downstream face

Dartmouth dam details

Upstream face under smoke plumes

Spillway crest

Dartmouth Power Station

Reservoir,Dam

Position

DEG: -36.558361 147.524323

DMS: 36º 33' 30.1" S 147º 31' 27.56" E

UTM: 55 H 5953990mN 546921mE

Altitude: 398.26m

Address & Contact

Dartmouth VIC

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://riverdata.mdba.gov.au/dartmouth-dam

Information

At 180 m this is the highest earth and rockfill dam in Australia. Drive across the dam crest to enjoy spectacular views. A 180 MW hydroelectric power station at the dam base has no public access. It produces peak load power for AGL. The cascade spillway is on the left bank. It begins at the 92 m long concrete spillway crest which directs any overflow down a chute and onto the top of a series of steps and benches cut into the bedrock. The water cascades over these to once again flow in the channel of the Mitta Mitta River.

PlaceID	52300

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Lake Dartmouth at 01/09:00am EST

Distance from Dartmouth Dam 3.45km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
14.0°C	11.1°C	52%	4.4°C	hPa	0.0mm	SSW	9km/hr 5knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Dartmouth Reservoir

Distance from Dartmouth Dam 3.45km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.2	29.1	25.8	20.7	16.0	12.5	11.7	13.5	16.5	20.3	23.9	26.7
Mean Min. °C	13.7	13.7	10.9	7.0	4.6	3.0	2.2	2.7	4.5	6.8	9.7	11.6
Mean Rain mm	60.9	57.9	61.4	58.5	85.5	102.4	112.6	125.2	104.8	99.9	68.5	73.1