Tooma Dam
| Tooma Dam | |
|---|---|
Aerial view over Tooma Dam and Reservoir, 2009. | |
Location of Tooma Dam in New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Snowy Mountains, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 36°03′03.4″S 148°16′30.5″E / 36.050944°S 148.275139°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1961 |
| Owner(s) | Snowy Hydro |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Tooma River |
| Height | 67 metres (220 ft) |
| Length | 305 metres (1,001 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,111,000 cubic metres (39,200,000 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway capacity | 1,246 cubic metres per second (44,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Tooma Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 28,124 megalitres (993.2×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 152 square kilometres (59 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 180 hectares (440 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 1,209 metres (3,967 ft) AHD |
Tooma Dam is a major ungated earthen embankment dam across the Tooma River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the generation of hydro-power and is one of the sixteen major dams that comprise the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro.
The impounded reservoir is called the Tooma Reservoir.