Talbingo Dam
Talbingo Dam is a major ungated rock fill with clay core embankment dam with concrete chute spillway across the Tumut River upstream of Talbingo in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The impounded reservoir is called Talbingo Reservoir. History
The structure was completed by Thiess Brothers in 1971, 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 that is now run by Snowy Hydro. Location and features
Talbingo Dam is a major dam on the Tumut River, within the Snowy Mountains, approximately  south of the village of Talbingo. The dam was constructed by Thiess Bros Pty Limited and, at the time, the project was the largest dam ever built in Australia. The dam is the largest and last of the sixteen dams completed as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The dam wall comprising  of rockfill with an upstream sloping silty clay core is  high and is  long. At 100% capacity the dam wall holds back  of water at an average depth of . The surface area of Talbingo Reservoir is  and the catchment area is . The spillway is capable of discharging . Power generation

Directly downstream of the dam wall is Tumut 3, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station, that has six turbine generators (3 of which double as the station's water pumps) with a total generating capacity of  of electricity; with a net generation of  per annum. The power station has  rated hydraulic head, which flows into the station from 6 large pressure pipes (one for each turbine) from a concrete inlet structure at the edge of the reservoir, built about midway between the proper Talbingo dam and its spillway. The inlet structure can be mistaken by tourists for being the main dam, due to being a far more conspicuous sight from the road that leads into the Talbingo Dam/Tumut 3 complex. The pumps draw water from Jounama Pondage at the rate of , returning water to Talbingo Reservoir for later generation use in periods of peak-demand. The power generated at Tumut 3 serves both New South Wales and Victoria. The reservoir is a key part of the Snowy 2.0 Pumped Storage Power Station: it will act as the bottom storage for pumped hydro power station. Recreation
The reservoir is a popular area for fishing; inclusive of Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Golden Perch, Macquarie Perch, Redfin, and Trout Cod. Power boating is permitted. Camping is permitted in Kosciuszko National Park. See also

 Hume and Hovell Track
 List of dams and reservoirs in New South Wales
 Snowy Hydro Limited
 Snowy Mountains Scheme

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Dams in New South Wales
Snowy Mountains Scheme
Dams completed in 1971
Embankment dams
Dams in the Murray River basin