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=== Major dams and reservoirs === The Scheme's largest dam is [[Talbingo Dam]] with an embankment volume of 14 488 000 m<sup>3</sup> and a wall height of 161.5 metres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.snowyhydro.com.au/energy/hydro/dams/|title=Dams β’ Snowy Hydro|language=en-US|access-date=4 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503080615/http://www.snowyhydro.com.au/energy/hydro/dams/|archive-date=3 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Khancoban Dam]] is the longest dam in the scheme with a crest length of {{convert|1067|m}}. A variety of dam and spillway types were used in the construction. With a capacity of {{convert|4798400|ML|e9impgal+e9USgal}}, Lake Eucumbene is the largest reservoir in the Scheme. At the other end of the scale, Deep Creek Reservoir is the smallest reservoir with just {{convert|11|ML|e6impgal+e6USgal}}.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Dam constructed ! Year<br/> completed ! Impounded body of <br/>water ! colspan=3|Reservoir capacity ! data-sort-type="number | Dam wall height ! data-sort-type="number | Crest length ! Dam type ! Spillway type |- ! ! ! !ML ! mill. imp gal ! mill. US gal ! ! ! ! |- |[[Blowering Dam]] | align="center" | 1968 |Blowering Reservoir | align="center" |1,628,000 | align="center" |358,000 | align="center" |430,000 | align="right" |{{Convert|112|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|747|m|abbr=on}} |[[Rockfill dam|Rockfill]] [[Embankment dam|embankment]] |[[Spillway#Types|Concrete chute]] |- |[[Deep Creek Dam (Tumbarumba, New South Wales)|Deep Creek Dam]] | align="center" | 1961 |Deep Creek Reservoir | align="center" |11 | align="center" |2.4 | align="center" |2.9 | align="right" |{{Convert|21|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|55|m|abbr=on}} |[[Gravity dam|Concrete gravity]] |Uncontrolled |- |[[Eucumbene Dam]] | align="center" | 1958 |[[Eucumbene Dam#Lake Eucumbene|Lake Eucumbene]] | align="center" |4,798,400 | align="center" |1,055,000 | align="center" |1,267,600 | align="right" |{{Convert|116|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|579|m|abbr=on}} |[[Earthfill dam|Earthfill]] [[Embankment dam|embankment]] |[[Spillway#Types|Overflow ski-jump and bucket]] |- |[[Geehi Dam]] | align="center" | 1966 |Geehi Reservoir | align="center" |21,093 | align="center" |4,640 | align="center" |5,572 | align="right" |{{Convert|91|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|265|m|abbr=on}} |Rockfill embankment |''[[Spillway#Bell-mouth spillways|Bell Mouth]]'' |- |[[Guthega Dam]] | align="center" | 1955 |Guthega Reservoir | align="center" |1,604 | align="center" |353 | align="center" |424 | align="right" |{{Convert|34|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|139|m|abbr=on}} |Concrete gravity |Uncontrolled |- |[[Happy Jacks Dam]] | align="center" | 1959 |Happy Jacks Pondage | align="center" |271 | align="center" |60 | align="center" |72 | align="right" |{{Convert|29|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|76|m|abbr=on}} |Concrete gravity |Uncontrolled |- |[[Island Bend Dam]] | align="center" | 1965 |Island Bend Pondage | align="center" |3,084 | align="center" |678 | align="center" |815 | align="right" |{{Convert|49|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|146|m|abbr=on}} |Concrete gravity |Controlled |- |[[Jindabyne Dam]] | align="center" | 1967 |[[Jindabyne Dam#Lake Jindabyne|Lake Jindabyne]] | align="center" |688,287 | align="center" |151,402 | align="center" |181,826 | align="right" |{{Convert|72|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|335|m|abbr=on}} |Rockfill embankment |Controlled |- |[[Jounama Dam]] | align="center" | 1968 |Jounama Pondage | align="center" |43,542 | align="center" |9,578 | align="center" |11,503 | align="right" |{{Convert|44|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|518|m|abbr=on}} |Rockfill embankment |Controlled |- |[[Khancoban Dam]] | align="center" | 1966 |Khancoban Reservoir | align="center" |26,643 | align="center" |5,861 | align="center" |7,038 | align="right" |{{Convert|18|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|1067|m|abbr=on}} |Earthfill embankment |Controlled |- |[[Murray Two Dam]] | align="center" | 1968 |Murray Two Pondage | align="center" |2,344 | align="center" |516 | align="center" |619 | align="right" |{{Convert|43|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|131|m|abbr=on}} |[[Arch dam|Concrete arch]] |Controlled |- ||[[Talbingo Dam]] | align="center" | 1970 |[[Talbingo Reservoir]] | align="center" |921,400 | align="center" |202,700 | align="center" |243,400 | align="right" |{{Convert|162|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|701|m|abbr=on}} |Rockfill embankment |Concrete chute |- |[[Tantangara Dam]] | align="center" | 1960 |Tantangara Reservoir | align="center" |254,099 | align="center" |55,894 | align="center" |67,126 | align="right" |{{Convert|45|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|216|m|abbr=on}} |Concrete gravity |Concrete chute |- |[[Tooma Dam]] | align="center" | 1961 |[[Tooma Reservoir]] | align="center" |28,124 | align="center" |6,186 | align="center" |7,430 | align="right" |{{Convert|67|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|305|m|abbr=on}} |Concrete embankment |Concrete Chute |- |[[Tumut Pond Dam]] | align="center" | 1959 |[[Tumut Pond Dam#Tumut Pond Reservoir|Tumut Pond Reservoir]] | align="center" |52,793 | align="center" |11,613 | align="center" |13,946 | align="right" |{{Convert|86|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|218|m|abbr=on}} |Concrete arch |Controlled |- |[[Tumut Two Dam]] | align="center" | 1961 |Tumut Two Pondage | align="center" |2,677 | align="center" |589 | align="center" |707 | align="right" |{{Convert|46|m|abbr=on}} | align="right" |{{Convert|119|m|abbr=on}} |Concrete gravity |Controlled |}
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