Editing Kosciuszko National Park (section)

==The Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme==

The Snowy River originates in the park and flows south to Victoria. Many tunnels, dams, generators and other parts of the [[Snowy Mountains Scheme]] [[hydro-electric]] system are located within the park, including the [[Tantangara Reservoir]] and [[Snowy 2.0 Pumped Storage Power Station]].<ref name="tng">{{cite web |url=https://www.smec.com/project/snowy-2-0-pumped-storage-project/ |title=The next generation of hydropower in Australia |website=SMEC |date=15 October 2022 |access-date=17 March 2024 }}</ref>

The Snowy Scheme, constructed between 1949 and 1974, is a [[hydroelectricity]] and [[irrigation in Australia|irrigation]] complex consisting of sixteen major dams; seven power stations; a pumping station; and 225 kilometres of tunnels, pipelines and aqueducts. The chief engineer was Sir [[William Hudson (engineer)|William Hudson]]. It is the largest engineering project undertaken in Australia.<ref name=ABS>[http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/FDE81AE268C76207CA2569DE00274C14 Australian Bureau of Statistics 1986 Special Article: The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme]</ref><ref name="The Snowy Mountains Scheme">[http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/snowyscheme/ The Snowy Mountains Scheme] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830103344/http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/snowyscheme/ |date=30 August 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author=[[Wendy Lewis]], Simon Balderstone and John Bowan | title=Events That Shaped Australia | pages=189–194 | publisher=New Holland | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-74110-492-9 }}</ref> An 8&nbsp;km powerline is planned through the area.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mazengarb |first1=Michael |title=Outrage over Snowy 2.0 transmission line concession in Kosciuszko National Park |url=https://reneweconomy.com.au/outrage-over-snowy-2-0-transmission-line-concession-in-kosciuszko-national-park/ |website=RenewEconomy |language=en-AU |date=17 February 2021}}</ref>