Jindabyne Dam
Jindabyne Dam is a major ungated rockfill embankment dam across the Snowy River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is to redirect water from the Snowy River to the Murray, for the generation of hydro-power and irrigation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jindabyne.
Jindabyne
Photo: MDRX, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jindabyne is a small town in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. Jindabyne is just below the snow line and essentially acts as a dormitory for the ski fields in the winter, especially for Perisher.
Jindabyne Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Snowy Monaro Regional, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.43487° or 36° 26′ 6″ southLongitude
148.63203° or 148° 37′ 55″ eastElevation
906 metres (2,972 feet)Open location code
4RMCHJ8J+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 779178672OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jindabyne Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jindabyne Dam”
- Chinese: “金德拜恩湖”
- Japanese: “ジンダバインダム”
- Malay: “Empangan Jindabyne”
- Swedish: “Jindabyne Dam”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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