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Glenmaggie Dam
Downstream face
Glenmaggie Dam is located in Victoria
Glenmaggie Dam
Location of the Glenmaggie Dam in Victoria
CountryAustralia
LocationSale, Central Gippsland, Victoria
Coordinates37°54′17″S 146°48′00″E / 37.90472°S 146.80000°E / -37.90472; 146.80000
PurposeIrrigation
StatusOperational
Construction began1919
Opening date1927
Owner(s)Southern Rural Water
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsMacalister River
Height37 m (121 ft)
Length295 m (968 ft)
Elevation at crest77 m (253 ft) AHD 
Width (crest)99 m (325 ft)
Dam volume77,000 m3 (2.7 million cu ft)
Spillways2
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity3,400 m3/s (120,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Glenmaggie
Total capacity190.410 million m3 (6.7243 billion cu ft)
Active capacity177.628 million m3 (6.2729 billion cu ft)
Inactive capacity4.86 million m3 (172 million cu ft)
Catchment area1,891 km2 (730 sq mi)
Surface area1,760 ha (4,300 acres)
Glenmaggie Power Station
Commission date1994
Turbines2 × Francis-type
Installed capacity4 MW (5,400 hp)
Annual generation9 GWh (32 TJ)
Website
Glenmaggie Dam at Southern Rural Water

The Glenmaggie Dam is a concrete block-foundation gravity dam with 14 radial arm gates across the Macalister River, located near Maffra, Central Gippsland, in the Australian state of Victoria. The dam's purpose includes irrigation, the generation of hydro-electric power, water supply and conservation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Glenmaggie.

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