Guthega Dam
| Guthega Dam | |
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Guthega dam in winter | |
Guthega Dam Location of the Guthega Dam in New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Snowy Mountains, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 36°22′50″S 148°22′09″E / 36.38056°S 148.36917°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1955 |
| Owner | Snowy Hydro |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Snowy River |
| Height | 34 metres (112 ft) |
| Length | 139 metres (456 ft) |
| Dam volume | 44,100 cubic metres (1,560,000 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 1,416 cubic metres per second (50,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Guthega Pondage |
| Total capacity | 1,604 megalitres (56.6×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 91 square kilometres (35 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 19.4 hectares (48 acres) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | Snowy Hydro |
| Commission date | 1955 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 246.9 metres (810 ft) |
| Turbines | 2 |
| Installed capacity | 60 megawatts (80,000 hp) |
Guthega Dam is a concrete gravity dam with an uncontrolled spillway across the Snowy River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is the storage of water used in the generation of hydro-power. It was the first of sixteen major dams to be completed for the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 now run by Snowy Hydro.
The impounded reservoir is called Guthega Pondage.