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Murray 2 Pondage - NSW

Seepage from base

Regrowth after 50 years

Murray 2 Dam - a concrete arch dam

Lake,River,Creek

Position

DEG: -36.243038 148.184723

DMS: 36º 14' 34.94" S 148º 11' 5" E

UTM: 55 H 5988444mN 606450mE

Altitude: 632.9m

Place Type

Geography - Lake,River,Creek

Location

137.43kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 281 km (3 hours 28 mins)
335.45kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 477 km (5 hours 15 mins)
381.74kms SouthWest of Sydney - Driving 559 km (6 hours 18 mins)
740.86kms North of Hobart - Driving 1212 km (1 day 5 hours)

Address & Contact

2627

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Information

Smaller of the two concrete arch dams in the Snowy Scheme. Holds discharge from Murray 1 Power Station which is then immediately directed via pressure tunnel and twin pipelines to Murray 2 PS.

PlaceID	73813

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Khancoban at 22/10:00am EDT

Distance from Murray 2 Pondage 4.21km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
25.7°C	25.9°C	49%	14.2°C	1023.5hPa	0.0mm	NNW	6km/hr 3knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Khancoban Aws

Distance from Murray 2 Pondage 4.21km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.9	30.7	26.9	21.6	16.1	12.3	11.6	13.7	17.1	20.6	25.2	28.1
Mean Min. °C	13.5	13.6	10.5	7.0	4.0	2.2	1.4	2.5	4.6	6.3	9.6	11.0
Mean Rain mm	40.1	70.9	64.2	47.7	57.1	90.2	85.5	110.1	89.8	71.7	91.6	72.4