Tooma Dam
Tooma Dam is a major ungated earthen embankment dam across the Tooma River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the generation of hydro-power 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 and now run by Snowy Hydro.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Tooma Reservoir.
Tooma Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Australia
- Location: Snowy Valleys, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.05059° or 36° 3′ 2″ south
Longitude
148.27499° or 148° 16′ 30″ east
Elevation
1,181 metres (3,875 feet)
Open location code
4RMCW7XF+QX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tooma Dam” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Thiess and Jagumba.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Tooma Reservoir and Intake Tower.
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