Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Snowy_Mountains_Hydro-Electric_Scheme

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
gptkbp:annualEnergyOutput	4,500 GWh
gptkbp:annualGenerationCapacity	4,100 MW
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Snowy_Mountains_Hydro-Electric_Authority
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1949 1974
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:culturalHeritage	true
gptkbp:employs	over 100,000 workers during construction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme
gptkbp:immigrantWorkers	many from Europe
gptkbp:influencedBy	post-war reconstruction
gptkbp:largestDam	gptkb:Eucumbene_Dam
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Snowy_Mountains
gptkbp:mainRiver	gptkb:Murray_River gptkb:Murrumbidgee_River gptkb:Snowy_River
gptkbp:notableFeature	one of the most complex integrated water and hydroelectric power schemes in the world
gptkbp:numberOfHoles	145 km
gptkbp:numberOfIslands	16
gptkbp:numberOfStations	7
gptkbp:numberOfTubes	80 km
gptkbp:officialOpeningYear	1972
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Snowy_Hydro_Limited
gptkbp:powerSource	gptkb:Blowering_Power_Station gptkb:Guthega_Power_Station gptkb:Murray_1_Power_Station gptkb:Murray_2_Power_Station gptkb:Tumut_1_Power_Station gptkb:Tumut_2_Power_Station gptkb:Tumut_3_Power_Station
gptkbp:purpose	irrigation hydroelectricity generation
gptkbp:significance	major engineering achievement in Australia contributed to multiculturalism in Australia major source of renewable energy in Australia
gptkbp:state	gptkb:New_South_Wales gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:website	https://www.snowyhydro.com.au/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Snowy_Mountains,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8