Copeton Dam is a 113 metres high, earth and rock fill embankment dam on the Gwydir River near Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. The dam was built by the New South Wales Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission and the Department of Water Resources to supply water for irrigation. Construction commenced in 1968, was commissioned in 1973 and completed in 1976.
In 2007, it was decided the dam would need an upgrade for safety reasons. The A$70 million upgrade is expected to take 10 years to complete and involves the construction of a fuse plug at Diamond Bay. Once the fuse plug is installed the dam wall will be raised and the spillway gate modified.
Read more about Copeton Dam: Irrigation, Spillway
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