Snowy Hydro Scheme

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hydroelectric power station complex irrigation scheme

The Snowy Hydro Scheme is a large-scale hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in Australia’s Snowy Mountains, renowned as one of the country’s most significant engineering projects.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form As subject As object
Snowy Mountains Scheme 0 5
Snowy–Murray Development 0 2
Snowy Hydro 0 1
Snowy Hydro Limited 0 1
Snowy Hydro power network 0 1
Snowy Mountains hydroelectric network 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station complex →
irrigation scheme →
constructionPeriod 1949–1974 →
constructionStartDate 1949 →
constructionWorkforce more than 100000 workers over time →
containsPowerStation Blowering Power Station →
Guthega Power Station →
Jindabyne Pumping Station →
Murray 1 Power Station →
Murray 1 Power Station →
surface form: Murray 2 Power Station

Tumut 1 Power Station →
Tumut 2 Power Station →
Tumut 3 Power Station →
containsReservoir Lake Eucumbene →
Lake Jindabyne →
Tantangara Reservoir →
continent Australia →
country Australia →
divertsWaterFrom Snowy River NERFINISHED →
divertsWaterTo Murray River NERFINISHED →
Murrumbidgee River NERFINISHED →
energyType renewable energy →
feedsIrrigationAreas Murray–Darling Basin →
governedBy Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949 →
hasComponent Snowy Hydro Scheme self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Snowy–Murray Development

Snowy–Tumut Development →
Tumut →
surface form: Tumut Development
heritageStatus National Heritage List →
surface form: National Heritage List (Australia)
inaugurationYear 1974 →
installedCapacity about 4100 MW →
locatedIn New South Wales →
Snowy Mountains →
Victoria →
notableFor post-war migrant workforce →
numberOfAqueducts 145 →
numberOfDams 16 →
numberOfMajorTunnels 7 →
numberOfPowerStations 9 →
operator Snowy Hydro Scheme self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Snowy Hydro Limited
purpose hydroelectric power generation →
irrigation water diversion →
recognizedAs National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark →
surface form: National Engineering Landmark
regionServed Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) →
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales →
Victoria →
significance one of Australia’s largest engineering projects →
watercourse Murray River NERFINISHED →
Murrumbidgee River NERFINISHED →
Snowy River NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (13)

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

Jindabyne → associatedProject → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy Mountains Scheme
Snowy Mountains → associatedWith → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
Tantangara Reservoir → connectedTo → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy Mountains hydroelectric network
Snowy Hydro Scheme → hasComponent → Snowy Hydro Scheme self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Snowy–Murray Development
Tantangara Reservoir → isComponentOf → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy–Murray Development
Lake Eucumbene → isKeyComponentOf → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy Hydro power network
Lake Eucumbene → isMajorStorageFor → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy Mountains Scheme
Snowy Mountains → knownFor → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
Lake Eucumbene → operator → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy Hydro
Snowy Hydro Scheme → operator → Snowy Hydro Scheme self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Snowy Hydro Limited
Lake Eucumbene → partOf → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy Mountains Scheme
Tantangara Reservoir → partOf → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy Mountains Scheme
Tumut River → partOf → Snowy Hydro Scheme →
this entity surface form: Snowy Mountains Scheme