Blue Rock Dam
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 Location of the Blue Rock Dam in Victoria
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central Gippsland, Victoria |
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| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1979 |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Operator(s) | Southern Rural Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Tanjil River |
| Height | 72 metres (236 ft) |
| Length | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,514 thousand cubic metres (53.5×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Controlled chute |
| Spillway capacity | 1,200 cubic metres per second (42,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Blue Rock Lake |
| Total capacity | 208,000 megalitres (7,300×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 360 square kilometres (140 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 873 hectares (2,160 acres) |
| Power station | |
| Name | Blue Rock Dam Power Station |
| Operator(s) | Pacific Energy |
| Commission date | 1992 |
| Installed capacity | 2.6 megawatts (3,500 hp) |
| Annual generation | 9 gigawatt-hours (32 TJ) |
| Website Blue Rock Dam at Southern Rural Water |
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The Blue Rock Dam is a minor rock fill embankment dam with controlled chute spillway across the Tanjil River, located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Moe, in the Central Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.
Features and location
The dam was built to provide cooling water for the thermal power stations of the Latrobe Valley and to augment domestic water supplies. The Blue Rock Lake has two recreation areas on its shore and small power boats are allowed to be used.
In 1992 Pacific Energy installed a small 2.4 megawatts (3,200 hp) hydroelectric generator that is linked to the national grid.[1]
Jaidyn Leskie's body was found in Blue Rock Lake in January 1998.
References
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External links
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