Cotter Dam
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Cotter Dam is a major water supply and flood control dam near Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, forming part of the region’s primary drinking water storage system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotter Dam canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | Cotter River catchment ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1912 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad | Cotter Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drought security for Canberra
ⓘ
peak flood attenuation ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | uncontrolled overflow spillway ⓘ |
| height | about 87 metres ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Murrumbidgee River confluence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 330 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Namadgi National Park vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
AEDT
ⓘ
AEST ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Cotter River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesResource | drinking water for Canberra region ⓘ |
| material | roller-compacted concrete (enlarged dam wall) ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLocality | Cotter Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1915 ⓘ |
| operator | Icon Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Australian Capital Territory Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canberra water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfScheme | ACT integrated water supply network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| region | South Eastern Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | original lower Cotter Dam wall (as primary storage) ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 78 gigalitres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Cotter Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underwentEnlargement | 2010–2013 ⓘ |
| waterUse |
environmental flows downstream
ⓘ
urban water supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.