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gptkbp:instanceOf
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hydroelectricity and irrigation complex
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gptkbp:annualGeneration
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4,500 gigawatt-hours
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Snowy_Mountains_Hydro-electric_Authority
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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gptkb:Snowy_Hydro_Discovery_Centre
gptkb:Snowy_Scheme_Museum
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1949
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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gptkb:Australian_National_Heritage_List
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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numerous books and documentaries
film 'The Snowy' (1959)
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gptkbp:employedWorkersFrom
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over 30 countries
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gptkbp:energyCapacity
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3,800 megawatts
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gptkbp:engineeringSignificance
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one of the most complex integrated water and hydroelectric power schemes in the world
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gptkbp:feedsIrrigation
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gptkb:Murray-Darling_Basin
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gptkbp:governedBy
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gptkb:Snowy_Hydro_Limited
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Snowy Mountains Scheme
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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post-World War II immigration
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Snowy_Mountains,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Murray_River
gptkb:Murrumbidgee_River
gptkb:Snowy_River
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:Guthega_Pressure_Pipeline
gptkb:Snowy-Murray_Pipeline
gptkb:Tumut_Pondage_Pipeline
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Eucumbene-Tumut_Tunnel
gptkb:Murray_1_Pressure_Tunnel
gptkb:Snowy-Geehi_Tunnel
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Lake_Munmorah
gptkb:Jindabyne_Dam
gptkb:Lake_Blowering
gptkb:Lake_Guthega
gptkb:Lake_Khancoban
gptkb:Lake_Talbingo
gptkb:Eucumbene_Dam
gptkb:Lake_Eucumbene
gptkb:Lake_Jindabyne
gptkb:Lake_Tantangara
gptkb:Tumut_Pond_Dam
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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major driver of regional development in southeastern Australia
diversion of water from east-flowing rivers to west-flowing rivers
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gptkbp:notableStation
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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
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gptkbp:numberOfHoles
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145 km
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gptkbp:numberOfIslands
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16
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gptkbp:numberOfStations
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7
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gptkbp:numberOfTubes
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80 km
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gptkbp:opened
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17 October 1949
Prime Minister Ben Chifley
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gptkbp:peakWorkforce
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over 100,000 people
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gptkbp:projectCost
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approximately 820 million Australian pounds
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gptkbp:purpose
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irrigation
hydroelectric power generation
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Snowy_2.0
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.snowyhydro.com.au/
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gptkbp:yearCompleted
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1974
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Australia_(1940s-1950s)
gptkb:Snowy_Mountains
gptkb:Ben_Chifley
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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