Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
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- In origins of agriculture: Irrigation
…project is seen in the Snowy Mountains Scheme of Australia (1949–74), where three river systems were diverted to convert hundreds of miles of arid but fertile plains to productive land. Intensive soil conservation methods were undertaken wherever the natural vegetation and soil surface had been disturbed. Drainage is controlled by…
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- In origins of agriculture: Irrigation
- headquarters in Cooma
- In Cooma
…the headquarters of the massive Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, an irrigation project in the Australian Alps. During the peak years of construction, Cooma acquired a population of more than 10,000. With the completion of the Snowy Mountains project in 1972, the town experienced some reduction in growth. Its economy, however,…
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- In Cooma
- impact on Murray Valley economy
- In Murray River: Economy and water management
The multipurpose Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme (completed in 1974) increased the amount of water available for irrigation and generated large quantities of electrical power for peak load periods. Irrigation, however, led to serious salinity problems, so much so that Adelaide, South Australia (which is almost completely dependent…
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- In Murray River: Economy and water management
- production of hydroelectric power
- In Snowy River
…a major role in the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, one of the world’s largest power and irrigation projects. Its waters are impounded at a high elevation, diverted through tunnels under the Australian Alps to generate electricity, and then discharged into the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers. Immensely inspiring for the ambitious…
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- In Snowy River
- role in Australian energy supply
- In Australia: Energy
…been constructed, including the world-renowned Snowy Mountains Scheme, a hydroelectric and irrigation complex serving New South Wales and Victoria, and Queensland’s Burdekin Falls dam. However, more than four-fifths of Australia’s electric energy is derived from fossil fuels, with the great bulk of that electric power being generated by thermal stations…
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- In Australia: Energy
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- Lake Eucumbene
- In Lake Eucumbene
…major storage facility of the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme, in the Eastern Highlands, New South Wales, 55 miles (88 km) southwest of Canberra. Its dam (completed 1958), fed by the Eucumbene (see photograph), Upper Murrumbidgee, and Snowy rivers, is 381 feet (116 m) high. The river waters are conveyed to…
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- In Lake Eucumbene
- Murrumbidgee River
- In Murrumbidgee River
…as part of the complex Snowy Mountains irrigation-hydroelectric development scheme. Important valley towns include Canberra (the federal capital), Yass, Wagga Wagga, Narrandera, Hay, and Balranald.
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- In Murrumbidgee River
- Tumut River
- In Tumut River
…a major part of the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Project. Its upper reaches are impounded to create Tumut Pond Reservoir, which also receives water from the Tooma Reservoir on the Tooma River. Water can also be diverted back and forth between Tumut Pond and Lake Eucumbene through a 14-mile- (23-kilometre-) long…
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- In Tumut River