Hume Dam

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Hume Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in southeastern Australia that forms Lake Hume and plays a key role in water storage, irrigation, and flood control in the Murray–Darling Basin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam
major dam
basinCountry Australia
constructionStartDate 1919
country Australia
creates Lake Hume
surface form: Lake Hume reservoir
crosses Murray River
damType gravity dam
formsReservoir Lake Hume
hasFunction regulation of Murray River flows
hasHydroelectricPlant yes
hasImpactOn downstream river flows
irrigation districts in Murray–Darling Basin
hasSpillway yes
isKeyInfrastructureFor Murray River
surface form: Murray River system

Murray–Darling Basin water management
isMajorStorageOn Murray River
isPartOfSystem Murray River storages
locatedIn southeastern Australia
locatedInCountrySubdivision border of New South Wales and Victoria
locatedInState New South Wales
Victoria
locatedNear Albury
Wodonga
locatedOnRiver Murray River
locatedUpstreamOf Albury
managesWaterFor Murray–Darling Basin
material concrete
namedAfter Hamilton Hume
openingDate 1936
operator Murray–Darling Basin Authority
owner Commonwealth of Australia
partOf Murray–Darling Basin
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water storage
region Murray region
Riverina
reservoirName Lake Hume
reservoirType artificial lake
supports irrigated agriculture
recreation on Lake Hume
town water supply
usedFor flood mitigation
flow regulation
water conservation

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Murray River hasDam Hume Dam