Snowy Hydro Scheme

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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.

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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
divertsWaterTo Murray River
Murrumbidgee River
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
Murrumbidgee River
Snowy River

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Eucumbene Dam partOfSystem Snowy Hydro Scheme
this entity surface form: Snowy-Murray development