Bendora Dam
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The Bendora Dam is a thin-wall, double curvature concrete arch dam across the upper reaches of the Cotter River, located within Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The impounded reservoir is called the Bendora Reservoir which is a supply source of potable water for the city of Canberra and its environs.
Location and features
Constructed by E S Clementson working from designs prepared by the Commonwealth Department of Works, the Bendora Dam was completed and opened in 1961 and was the first dam of its type built in Australia.[1] The concrete dam wall built on a rock foundation is Script error: No such module "convert". high and Script error: No such module "convert". long with a volume of Script error: No such module "convert".. The wall impounds Script error: No such module "convert". of water held within the Bendora Reservoir, forming a surface area of approximately Script error: No such module "convert". [2][3][4] The uncontrolled spillway is capable of discharging Script error: No such module "convert". from the Script error: No such module "convert". Bendora Reservoir,[2] with a high water level approximately Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[4]
Water from the Bendora, together with the Corin (further upstream), is fed to the suburbs of Canberra via the Bendora Gravity Main.
See also
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