Lake Argyle Dam
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Lake Argyle Dam is a major rock-fill embankment dam in Western Australia that creates Lake Argyle, one of the country’s largest artificial lakes and a key component of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Argyle Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment dam
ⓘ
rock-fill dam ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1969 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | rock-fill ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Lake Argyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | embankment ⓘ |
| designedBy | Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | Ord River Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Ord River catchment ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kununurra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| operator | Water Corporation of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ord River Irrigation Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Argyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
irrigation water supply
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | creates one of Australia’s largest artificial lakes ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | supporting Ord River Irrigation Area agriculture ⓘ |
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