Chaffey Dam

Chaffey Dam
Chaffey Dam
Location New South Wales
Coordinates 31°22′S 151°08′E / 31.36°S 151.13°E / -31.36; 151.13Coordinates: 31°22′S 151°08′E / 31.36°S 151.13°E / -31.36; 151.13
Lake type Reservoir
Primary inflows Peel River
Primary outflows Peel River
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 600ha
Max. depth 30m
Water volume 62 000 megalitres
Islands 1

Chaffey Dam is a dam 16 kilometres north of Nundle and 44 kilometres south of Tamworth in New South Wales. Its main purposes are regulating the flow of the Peel River and to augment the water supply of Tamworth.[1]

The dam has a capacity of 62,000 megalitres and a catchment area of 42,000 hectares. Its main wall is 54 metres high.[1]

Chaffey Dam as viewed from lookout on Nundle Road

References

  1. ^ a b Chaffey Dam

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