Split Rock Dam
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Split Rock Dam wall, 2010.
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 Location of the Split Rock Dam in
New South Wales |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | North West Slopes, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 30°32′S 150°42′E / 30.533°S 150.700°ECoordinates: 30°32′S 150°42′E / 30.533°S 150.700°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1984 |
| Opening date | 1987 |
| Owner(s) | State Water Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Manilla River |
| Height | 66 metres (217 ft) |
| Length | 484 metres (1,588 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,048 cubic metres (37,000 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Ungated concrete chute |
| Spillway capacity | 6,860 cubic metres per second (242,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Split Rock Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 397,370 megalitres (14,033×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 1,650 square kilometres (640 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 2,150 hectares (5,300 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 449 metres (1,473 ft) AHD |
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Website Split Rock Dam at www.statewater.com.au |
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Split Rock Dam is a minor ungated concrete faced rock fill embankment dam with concrete chute spillway across the Manilla River upstream of Manilla in the north-western slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, irrigation, water supply and conservation. The impounded reservoir is called Split Rock Reservoir.
Commenced in 1984, completed in 1987, and upgraded in 2012, the Split Rock Dam is a minor dam on the Manilla River, located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) upstream, north of Manilla and 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Tamworth, accessed by a turnoff from Fossickers Way. The dam was built by Abignano Pty Limited on behalf of the New South Wales Department of Land and Water Conservation to supply water for irrigation, flood mitigation and potable water for towns in the Namoi Valley, including Manilla and Barraba. Together with Keepit Dam, Split Rock Dam supplies extensive irrigation water in the Namoi Valley. The dams also supply water for the town of Walgett and generates hydro-power for the national grid.
The dam wall constructed with 1,048 cubic metres (37,000 cu ft) of concrete faced rockfill is 66 metres (217 ft) high and 484 metres (1,588 ft) long. The maximum water depth is 52 metres (171 ft) and at 100% capacity the dam wall holds back 397,370 megalitres (14,033×106 cu ft) of water at 449 metres (1,473 ft) AHD. The surface area of Split Rock Reservoir is 2,150 hectares (5,300 acres) and the catchment area is 1,650 square kilometres (640 sq mi), mostly from the Upper Manilla and Ironbark Creeks plus small creeks and gullies, too, including Crow Mountain and Eumur Creeks. The concrete chute spillway is capable of discharging 6,860 cubic metres per second (242,000 cu ft/s). An A$8.1 million upgrade of facilities was completed during 2012 and involved construction of a new, 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high, concrete parapet wall on the embankment.
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