Scrivener Dam

E147549
concrete gravity dam dam

Scrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam in Canberra, Australia, built across the Molonglo River to create Lake Burley Griffin as the city’s central ornamental lake.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Scrivener Dam canonical 5
Corin Dam 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam ⓘ
dam ⓘ
basinCountry Australia ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1960 ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
createsReservoir Lake Burley Griffin ⓘ
crosses Molonglo River ⓘ
designedBy Commonwealth Department of Works ⓘ
designType concrete gravity ⓘ
function flood control ⓘ
water level regulation for Lake Burley Griffin ⓘ
gatedSpillway yes ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
impounds Lake Burley Griffin ⓘ
Molonglo River ⓘ
locatedIn Canberra ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Molonglo River ⓘ
locationCity Canberra ⓘ
locationState Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) ⓘ
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
namedAfter Charles Robert Scrivener ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Yarralumla ⓘ
openingDate 1963 ⓘ
operator National Capital Authority ⓘ
partOf Lake Burley Griffin scheme ⓘ
purpose aesthetic enhancement of Canberra city centre ⓘ
creation of ornamental lake ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
region Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) ⓘ
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
spillwayType controlled ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Burley Griffin → crossedBy → Scrivener Dam ⓘ
Lake Burley Griffin → createdBy → Scrivener Dam ⓘ
Molonglo River → impoundedBy → Scrivener Dam ⓘ
Yarralumla → hasLandmark → Scrivener Dam ⓘ
Cotter River → hasDam → Scrivener Dam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Corin Dam
Yarramundi Reach → near → Scrivener Dam ⓘ