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Maroondah Dam

The 886th tallest dam in the world

41 m · 135 ft

The Maroondah Dam is a gravity dam across the Watts River, located near Healesville, in the Central region of Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1927, the resultant reservoir, Maroondah Reservoir, was created for the supply of potable water for Greater Metropolitan Melbourne. The dam and reservoir are operated by Melbourne Water.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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