William Hovell Dam
| William Hovell Dam | |
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A view of Lake William Hovell, looking north towards dam wall | |
Location of the William Hovell Dam in Victoria | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Hume, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 36°55′14″S 146°23′25″E / 36.92056°S 146.39028°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Owner(s) | Goulburn-Murray Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | King River |
| Height | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Length | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Dam volume | 355×103 m3 (12.5×106 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Flip bucket chute spillway |
| Spillway capacity | 2,195 m3/s (77,500 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake William Hovell |
| Total capacity | 13,500 ML (3.0×109 imp gal; 3.6×109 US gal) |
| Surface area | 113 ha (280 acres) |
| William Hovell | |
| Operator(s) | Pacific Hydro |
| Installed capacity | 1.6 MW (2,100 hp) |
| Annual generation | 3.7 GWh (13 TJ) |
| Website Lake William Hovell at http://www.g-mwater.com.au | |
The William Hovell Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with a flip bucket chute spillway across the King River, operated by Pacific Blue and located in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia. The purposes of the dam are for irrigation and the generation of hydroelectricity. The impounded reservoir is called Lake William Hovell.
The dam and reservoir are named in honour of William Hovell, an explorer.