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Nillahcootie Dam
Nillahcootie Dam is located in Victoria
Nillahcootie Dam
Location of the Nillahcootie Dam in Victoria
CountryAustralia
LocationVictorian Alps, Victoria
Coordinates36°52′41″S 146°00′10″E / 36.87806°S 146.00278°E / -36.87806; 146.00278
Purpose
  • Water supply
  • Irrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1967 (1967)
Operator(s)Goulburn–Murray Water
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsBroken River
Height34 m (112 ft)
Length791 m (2,595 ft)
Spillway typeGothic arch-shaped crest
Spillway capacity73 m3/s (2,600 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Nillahcootie
Total capacity40,400 ML (8,900×10^6 imp gal; 10,700×10^6 US gal)
Catchment area439 km2 (169 sq mi)
Surface area530 ha (1,300 acres)
Website
Lake Nillahcootie at Goulburn–Murray Water

The Nillahcootie Dam, a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with a unique Gothic arch-shaped crest spillway across the Broken River that is located near Mansfield, in the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia. The dam's purpose is for the supply of potable water and for irrigation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Nillahcootie.

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