Paloona Dam

Paloona Dam is a dam in , .

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Power station
Photo: Barrylb, Public domain.
The is a concrete-faced rock-fill embankment dam across the Forth River, located in northern , Australia. Completed in 1971, the resultant , Lake Paloona, was established for the purpose of generation of hydroelectricity via the adjacent Paloona Power Station, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station. is situated 1 km east of Paloona Dam.

Paloona Dam

Latitude
-41.28° or 41° 16′ 48″ south
Longitude
146.24° or 146° 14′ 24″ east
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
Open location code
4RC8P69R+X2
Geo­Names ID
8189880
Wiki­data ID
Q21947063
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Paloona Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Paloona Dam”
  • Italian: “diga di Paloona”
  • Swedish: “Paloona Dam”

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