Thomson Dam

Second highest dam Australia

The Thomson Dam ( Thomson Dam ) is located about 130 km east of Melbourne in Gippsland near the former settlement Beardmore and the Baw Baw National Park in Australia. The dam impounds Thomson River on the Lake Thomson.

The shut-off is a 166 meter high earth and rockfill dam, which was completed in 1983. He is the second highest dam in Australia after the Dartmouth Dam. Its purpose is to provide drinking water for Melbourne. It is, in the Silvan reservoir passed through a tunnel that branches off at the north end of the reservoir in the Upper Yarra Reservoir and from there, from where it is distributed to Melbourne. The plant is operated by Melbourne Water. In recent years there has been water shortages, so the pool was not filled since 1996.

In addition to the 590 m long main building there is a dam, which is also 580 meters long. In the given building volume of 14.17 million cubic meters of the dam is included.

The small connected water power station generates 7.5 MW and generates 60 GWh of electricity per year.