Fitzroy Falls Dam

Fitzroy Falls Dam in New South Wales, Australia, is part of the Shoalhaven Scheme, completed in 1974. It consists of four separate earth and rockfill embankments located on the Yarrunga Creek upstream of Fitzroy Falls and about  southeast of Moss Vale. The main embankment of  is  high and  in length. At 100% capacity, the dam wall holds back approximately  of water, creating the impounded Fitzroy Falls Reservoir, which has a surface area of , drawn from a catchment area of . The spillway has a discharge capacity of .

The  Wildes Meadow Canal connects the reservoir to the Burrawang Pumping Station. The  Burrawang Tunnel and  Canal join the pumping station to the Wingecarribee Reservoir.

Another canal links the reservoir to the Bendeela Pondage via the Bendeela Pumping and Power Station.  This allows the Fitzroy Falls dam to both act as a storage pond for hydroelectric power generation, and to move water from the Tallowa Dam to the Wingecarribee and Warragamba catchments.

See also

List of reservoirs and dams in Australia

References

Category:Dams completed in 1974
Category:Dams in New South Wales