Googong goes with the flow to prevent potential flood in Queanbeyan
2020年10月30日 · Googong Dam will supply all water to residents of Canberra and Queanbeyan during November as one part of a strategy to address the rate at which the dam is increasing and to help to prevent a potential flood in Queanbeyan. …
Googong Dam - Wikipedia
Completed in 1979, the Googong Dam is a minor dam on the Queanbeyan River and Bradleys Creek and is located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city of Queanbeyan on the lower reaches of the river. The dam was built by Thiess based on designs developed by the Commonwealth Department of Construction; and is now managed by Icon Water.
Googong overflow 'a Queanbeyan flood risk' - ABC News
2010年12月19日 · More than 53 gigalitres of water has gone over the Googong Dam spillway this month. (ABC News) Canberra's water authority ACTEW says there is a risk overflow from the Googong Dam could cause more flooding in Queanbeyan if the …
A city drowned
Days after the completion of additional works to its spillway, Googong was discharging a massive 10,500 cubic metres of water per second. During this "one-in-a-million event", the head of Canberra’s water and electricity provider ACTEW, publicly assured residents that the system was working as it should and that rumours of a possible dam ...
Googong Dam’s performance during a flood, however it has reduced the potential for a flood to damage the spillway. Will lowering the water level in the dam before a flood help in a flood? Not much, probably not at all. The two main reasons are: • Googong Dam has a capacity of 119,000 megalitres (ML).This volume is dwarfed by the amount of water
All go at Googong Dam - International Water Power
2011年3月21日 · The Googong dam is a 66m high zoned earth and rockfill embankment on the Queanbeyan river in New South Wales, Australia and is one of the main water supply reservoirs for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. The dam has an ANCOLD hazard category of ‘extreme’ because of its location upstream of Queanbeyan and Canberra.
Googong Dam turns into a waterfall near Canberra
Check out this amazing vision of the Googong Dam overflowing into the Queanbeyan River. A flood warning has been issued for the Queanbeyan and Molonglo rivers, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting between 45mmm and 90mm of rainfall in Canberra today. Make sure you send us your snaps of rain around our region – only if it’s safe to do so!
Queanbeyan River - Wikipedia
During the 1976 flood the half completed Googong Dam was at risk of collapse under the weight of water behind it. In this eventuality low-lying parts of Queanbeyan and Canberra would have been inundated. The Queanbeyan Cemetery was flooded, with scores of bodies washed downstream into Lake Burley Griffin. [10]
Googong Dam in Full Flood | Peter Bliss - Flickr
2010年12月9日 · Googong Dam in Full Flood Done. 505 views. 1 fave. 0 comments. Taken on December 9, 2010 . All rights reserved
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Gundagai Floods - Googong Dam spilling and Queanbeyan.
Googong Dam spilling and Queanbeyan River in flood earlier on Sunday 9th October after rainfall Saturday night. This is a key contributor in what caused Burrinjuck inflows to increase so much today.