Island Bend Dam - NSW

  Reservoir,Dam

Position

DEG: -36.314697 148.482834
DMS: 36º 18' 52.91" S 148º 28' 58.2" E
UTM: 55 H 5980126mN 633116mE
Altitude: 1228.69m

Description

Address & Contact

Island Bend Road
Island Bend 2627
Phone: N/A
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Information

Island Bend Dam impounds the waters of the Snowy River below Guthega Power Station. It's intake shaft connects to the junction of 2 tunnels. Firstly, water can be diverted into Lake Eucumbene for storage via the two way Eucumbene-Snowy tunnel. Returning to the junction at Island Bend the water flows secondly through the Snowy-Geehi tunnel which is joined at its start by a third tunnel from Jindabyne Pumping Station. The flow is one way to Geehi Reservoir to then supply Murray 1 and 2 Power Stations.
The pondage can be covered in ice in July but provides a refreshing swim in January.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Perisher Valley at 30/11:00am EDT
Distance from Island Bend Dam 12.36km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
14.3°C9.1°C38%0.2°ChPa0.0mmWSW17km/hr
9knots
30km/hr
16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Perisher Valley Ski Centre
Distance from Island Bend Dam 11.79km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C19.218.515.711.77.93.92.43.45.89.713.915.9
Mean Min. °C5.85.33.30.3-1.5-3.5-5.0-4.3-2.00.22.03.8
Mean Rain mm96.173.1114.597.5130.9167.8186.1240.7234.0182.1138.595.3

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