General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Curved gravity dam |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Fresh water dam |
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
Location
| Location: |
Staughton Vale, Victoria, Australia |
|---|---|
| Location description: |
In the Brisbane Ranges |
| Coordinates: | 37° 51' 10.19" S 144° 14' 47.08" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 23.8 m | |
| crest length | 198 m | |
| crest thickness | 2.62 m | |
| base thickness | 16.3 m |
Materials
| arch |
concrete
|
|---|
Notes
Reservoir is still in use and the dam is unchanged. It is Australia's first and the world's third concrete dam.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- : Concrete Dam for Geelong Water Works. Presented at: Roorkee Professional Papers on Indian Engineering, Second Series, pp. 402, 2 plates.
- : Edward Dobson and the Mass Concrete on Stony Creek for the Geelong Water Supply. Presented at: Proceedings of the 9th National Conference on Engineering Heritage, IEAustralia, Ballarat (Victoria), Australia, 15-18 March, pp. 97-106.
- (1879): The Geelong Water Supply, Victoria, Australia. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 56, n. 1879-2 ( 1879), pp. 94-127, Appendix, Plate.
- (1998): Historical Development of Arch Dams in Australia. From Advanced Designs to Engineering Failures. Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane (Australia), pp. 133.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000628 - Published on:
17/02/2000 - Last updated on:
24/10/2017
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