Island Bend Pondage
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 19 '10 " S , 148 ° 28' 15" O | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 1210 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 45 ha | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 2.7 km | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 270 m | ||||||||
The Island Bend Pondage is one of the 15 artificial lakes dammed up in the Snowy Mountains System to generate energy. The lake is essentially fed by the Snowy River , which flows west of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales , Australia . The settlement of Island Bend , located above the reservoir , can be reached from Jindabyne via a side street off the dead end road to Charlotte Pass (distance 28 km).
In addition to the water from the Snowy River, water that is diverted from a weir in the lower reaches of the Gungarlin River also flows into the reservoir. The water collected there is channeled through the 23.5 km long Eucumbene-Snowy tunnel into Lake Eucumbene and from there on to the Murray River . The water required in Island Bend is channeled through the Snowy-Geehi tunnel .
Web links and sources
- Island Bend Pondage - NSW . ExplorOz.com
- Snowy Rivers Environmental Flow . Environment.nsw.gov.au
- Map of Island Bend Pondage, NSW . Bonzle.com
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing Pty. Ltd. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978174193232-4 . P. 34