Scrivener Dam
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Scrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam in Canberra
, Australia
. It was completed in 1963 across the Molonglo River
to create Lake Burley Griffin
in the middle of Canberra. It was named in honour of the surveyor Charles Scrivener
. The dam is located at 35°17′59"S 149°04′20"E. It was engineered to withstand a once-in-5,000 years flood.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was completed in 1963 across the Molonglo River
Molonglo River
The Molonglo River rises on the western side of the Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia in the state of New South Wales. Its source is on the other side of the mountain range from where the Shoalhaven River rises, in Tallaganda state forest at ~1200 metres altitude...
to create Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River—which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle—was dammed...
in the middle of Canberra. It was named in honour of the surveyor Charles Scrivener
Charles Scrivener
Charles Robert Scrivener was an Australian surveyor, and the person who surveyed numerous sites in New South Wales for the selection of a site for the Australian Capital Territory and Australia's capital city, Canberra....
. The dam is located at 35°17′59"S 149°04′20"E. It was engineered to withstand a once-in-5,000 years flood.
External links
- Lake Water Quality Updates includes current water level