Lake Argyle Dam

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Lake Argyle Dam is a major rock-fill embankment dam in Western Australia that creates Lake Argyle, one of the country’s largest artificial lakes and a key component of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf embankment dam
rock-fill dam
constructionBegan 1969
constructionMaterial rock-fill
country Australia
createsReservoir Lake Argyle
damType embankment
designedBy Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation
hasSpillway yes
isMajorComponentOf Ord River Scheme
locatedIn Ord River NERFINISHED
locatedInBasin Ord River catchment
locatedNear Kununurra
nearBorderWith Northern Territory
openingDate 1972
operator Water Corporation of Western Australia
partOf Ord River Irrigation Scheme
purpose hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water storage
region Kimberley
reservoirName Lake Argyle
reservoirType artificial lake
reservoirUse irrigation water supply
recreation
riverCrossed Ord River NERFINISHED
significance creates one of Australia’s largest artificial lakes
state Western Australia
tourismAttraction yes
usedFor supporting Ord River Irrigation Area agriculture

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Kununurra waterInfrastructure Lake Argyle Dam