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Stephens Creek Dam
Embankment of Stevens Creek, Broken Hill Reservoir, circa 1910
Stephens Creek Dam is located in New South Wales
Stephens Creek Dam
Location of the Stephens Creek Dam
in New South Wales
CountryAustralia
LocationFar West, New South Wales
Coordinates31°52′26″S 141°34′55″E / 31.87389°S 141.58194°E / -31.87389; 141.58194
PurposePotable water supply
StatusOperational
Opening date1892
Owner(s)Essential Energy
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsStephens Creek
Height15 m (49 ft)
Length140 m (460 ft)
Dam volume112×10^3 m3 (4.0×10^6 cu ft)
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity900 m3/s (32,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesStephens Creek Reservoir
Total capacity2,000 ML (71×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area512 km2 (198 sq mi)
Surface area8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
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The Stephens Creek Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam built on a rock foundation with an uncontrolled spillway across the Stephens Creek, located in the Far West region of New South Wales, Australia. The principal purpose of the dam is to supply potable water for the town of Broken Hill. The impounded 2,000-megalitre (71×10^6 cu ft) reservoir is called Stephens Creek Reservoir.

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