Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir in Australia.

Australian Capital Territory There are three key water storage facilities in the Australian Capital Territory. The fourth source of water for Canberra, Googong Dam, is in NSW. In addition, there are four smaller man-made reservoirs used for recreation and as traps for sediment and fertilizers.

Dams and reservoirs of the Australian Capital Territory Image Dam name Reservoir name Region(s) Waterway(s)impounded Dam type Purpose(s) Reservoir capacity Coordinates ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US) Bendora Dam Bendora Reservoir Namadgi National Park Cotter River Arch Water supply Corin Dam Corin Reservoir Namadgi National Park Cotter River Embankment Water supply Cotter Dam Cotter Reservoir Cotter River Gravity Water supply Ginninderra Weir Lake Ginninderra Ginninderra Creek Artificial lake Recreation Scrivener Dam Lake Burley Griffin Molonglo River Gravity Recreation n/a Stranger Pond Off-stream Artificial lake Recreation n/a Lake Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Creek Artificial lake Recreation

New South Wales There are dams, weirs, catchments, and barrages in New South Wales. Of these, 135 facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.

Dams and reservoirs The largest reservoir in New South Wales is the Lake Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains, formed by the Eucumbene Dam.

Dams and reservoirs of New South Wales Image Dam name Reservoir name Region(s) Waterway(s)impounded Dam type Purpose(s) Reservoir capacity Coordinates ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US) Avon Dam Avon Storage Reservoir SydneyMacarthurIllawarra Avon River Gravity Water supply Bankstown Reservoir SydneySouth-western Sydney Water tower Water supply Bamarang Dam Bamarang Reservoir South Coast Pumped from Shoalhaven River at Burrier Water supply Bendeela Pondage Bendeela Pondage South Coast Kangaroo River Embankment Water supply Ben Boyd Dam South Coast Water Supply Ben Chifley Dam Central West Campbells River Embankment Water supply Blowering Dam Blowering Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tumut River Embankment Flood mitigationHydroelectricityIrrigationWater supplyConservation Brogo Dam South Coast Brogo River Embankment Environmental flowsHydroelectricityIrrigationWater supply Burrendong Dam Lake Burrendong Orana Macquarie River Embankment Flood mitigationHydroelectricityIrrigationWater supply Burrinjuck Dam Lake Burrinjuck Riverina Murrumbidgee River Gravity HydroelectricityIrrigation Carcoar Dam Central West Belubula River Arch IrrigationWater supplyWater conservation Cascade Creek Dams Cascade Dam Blue Mountains Cascade Creek Embankment Water supply Cataract Dam Cataract Reservoir SydneyMacarthurIllawarra Cararact River Gravity Water supply Chaffey Dam Chaffey Dam New England Peel River Embankment IrrigationWater supply Chichester Dam Lake Chichester Hunter Chichester RiverWangat River Clarrie Hall Dam Lake Clarrie Hall Northern Rivers Doon Doon Creek Cochrane Dam Cochrane Lake South Coast Georges Creek Copeton Dam Lake Copeton New England Gwydir River Embankment Water Supply, Hydroelectric Power Generation and Irrigation Cordeaux Dam SydneyMacarthurIllawarra Cordeaux River Gravity Water supply Danjera DamSouth CoastDanjera Creek (Shoalhaven catchment)Water supply Deep Creek Dam Deep Creek Reservoir Snowy Mountains Deep Creek Eucumbene Dam Lake Eucumbene Snowy Mountains Eucumbene River Embankment Fitzroy Falls Dam Fitzroy Falls Reservoir South Coast Yarrunga Creek Embankment Water supply Geehi Dam Geehi Reservoir Snowy Mountains Geehi River Embankment Glenbawn Dam Lake Glenbawn Hunter Hunter River Glennies Creek Dam Lake St Clair Hunter Hunter River Googong Dam Googong Reservoir Capital Country Queanbeyan River Grahamstown Dam HunterMid North Coast Williams River Water Supply Guthega Dam Guthega Pondage Snowy Mountains Snowy River Gravity Hydroelectricity Happy Jacks Dam Happy Jacks Pondage Snowy Mountains Tumut River Gravity Hydroelectricity Hume Dam Lake Hume (on border with Victoria) Riverina Murray River EmbankmentGravity HydroelectricityIrrigation Island Bend Dam Island Bend Pondage Snowy Mountains Snowy River Gravity Hydroelectricity Jindabyne Dam Lake Jindabyne Snowy Mountains Snowy River Embankment Hydroelectricity Water supply Jounama Dam Jounama Pondage Snowy Mountains Tumut River Embankment Hydroelectricity Keepit Dam Lake Keepit New England Namoi River Irrigation Khancoban Dam Khancoban Reservoir Snowy Mountains Swampy Plain River Embankment Hydroelectricity Lake Rowlands Dam Lake Rowlands Central West Coombing Rivulet Concrete slab and buttress Water supply Liverpool Offtake Reservoir Cecil Hills South West Sydney fed from canal embankment Water supply Lostock Dam Lostock Dam Hunter Paterson River Embankment Water Supply Lyell Dam Lake Lyell Central West Coxs River Water Supply Malpas Dam Malpas Reservoir New England Gara River Water Supply Mangrove Creek Dam Central Coast Mangrove Creek Water Supply Manly Dam Manly Reservoir Sydney Northern Beaches Curl Curl Creek Gravity Flood Mitigation Medlow Dam Medlow Bath Reservoir Blue Mountains Adams Creek Blue Mountains Water supply Murray Two Dam Murray Two Pondage Snowy Mountains Khancoban Bank Arch Hydroelectricity Nepean Dam SydneyMacarthurIllawarra Nepean River Arch gravity Water supply Oberon Dam Lake Oberon Central West Fish River Water Supply Pindari Dam Lake Pindari North West Slopes Hydroelectricity Porters Creek DamSouth CoastPorters Creek (Clyde River catchment)GravityWater supply Prospect Dam Prospect Reservoir SydneyWestern suburbs Prospect Creek Embankment Water Supply Rocky Creek Dam Northern Rivers Rocky Creek Water supply Rydal Dam Central Tablelands Power station cooling Split Rock Dam Split Rock Reservoir New England Manilla River Irrigation Spring Creek Dam Central West Spring Creek Minor embankment Water supply Stephens Creek Dam Stephens Creek Reservoir Far West Stephens Creek Gravity Water supply Suma Park Dam Suma Park Reservoir Central West Summer Hill Creek Water Supply Talbingo Dam Talbingo Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tumut River Embankment Hydroelectricity Tallowa Dam Lake Yarrunga South Coast Shoalhaven River Gravity Water supply Tantangara Dam Tantangara Reservoir Snowy Mountains Murrumbidgee River Gravity Hydroelectricity Tilba Dam South Coast Tooma Dam Tooma Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tooma River Embankment Hydroelectricity Toonumbar Dam Lake Toonumbar Northern Rivers Iron Pot Creek Water Supply Tumut Pond Dam Tumut Pond Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tumut River Tumut Two Dam Tumut Two Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tumut River Gravity Hydroelectricity Umberumberka Dam Umberumberka Reservoir Far West Umberumberka Creek Gravity Water Supply Warragamba Dam Lake Burragorang SydneyMacarthur Coxs RiverKowmung RiverNattai RiverWingecarribee RiverWollondilly RiverWarragamba River Gravity Water Supply Wentworth Falls Lake Wentworth Falls Blue Mountains Jamison Creek NSWGR Wilson Park Dam Wentworth Falls Blue Mountains Jamison Creek NSWGR Windamere Dam Lake Windamere Central West Cudgegong River Irrigation Wingecarribee Dam Wingecarribee Reservoir South Coast Wingecarribee River Embankment Water supply Woodford Creek Dam Blue Mountains Woodford Creek Water Supply Woronora Dam Woronora Reservoir Sydney Southern Sydney Sutherland Shire Woronora River Wyangala Dam Lake Wyangala Central West Lachlan River Embankment Flood mitigationHydroelectricityIrrigationWater supply Yellow Pinch Dam Yellow Pinch Dam South Coast Yellow Pinch Creek Embankment Water supply

Weirs and barrages

Weir/barrage name Region(s) Coordinates Bonshaw Weir North West Slopes Broughtons Pass Weir Upper Nepean Inverell Weir North West Slopes Marom Creek Weir Northern Rivers Penrith Weir Western Sydney Pheasants Nest Weir Upper Nepean Tareelaroi Weir North West Slopes

Cancelled and decommissioned Image Dam/reservoir name(where appropriate) Region(s) Status Coordinates(where appropriate) Balmain Reservoir Sydney Inner West Decommissioned Centennial Park Reservoir Sydney Gosling Creek Dam Central West Decommissioned in 1962 Paddington Reservoir Sydney Decommissioned in 1899 Tillegra Dam Hunter Proposed and cancelled in 2010

Northern Territory There are 805 named water storage facilities in the Northern Territory. Of these, four facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.

Dams of the Northern Territory Image Dam name Reservoir name Region(s) Waterway(s) impounded Dam type Purpose(s) Reservoir capacity Coordinates Copperfield Dam Copperfield Creek Embankment Water supply Darwin River Dam Darwin River Embankment Water supply Manton Dam Manton River Arch Recreation Mary Ann Dam Lake Mary Ann Mary Ann Creek Embankment Recreation

Queensland

Dams and reservoirs There are 183 key water storage facilities located in Queensland. These facilities represent a total capacity of for Queensland. This does not include privately owned off-stream storage sites used for water harvesting.