Copeton Dam is a major clay core and rock fill embankment dam with nine radial gates and a gated concrete chute spillway across the Gwydir River upstream of Bingara in the New England region of New South Wales Australia. The dam’s purpose includes environmental flows hydro-electric power generation irrigation and water supply. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Copeton.
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length (km)
1484.0
building start year
1968-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
113.0
location
New South Wales, New England (New South Wales), Australia
opening year
1973-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
purpose
Environmental flows hydro-electric power generation irrigation and water supply
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