The Rocky Valley Dam is located on the Bogong High Plains, near Falls Creek, Victoria, a winter ski resort. The dam is man-made and has a capacity of 28 000 megalitres and is situated at 1600 metres above sea level.
The dam was created for the Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme, owned and operated by AGL Energy. The dam is also utilised in snow making in winter for the Falls Creek ski resort.
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... The main reservoir of the scheme is the Rocky Valley Dam, which has a capacity of 28 billion litres and is situated at 1600 metres above sea level ... The scheme also contains a number of smaller dams and pondages ... A great deal of the water in the dams comes from melting snow, which covers much of the area during cooler months ...
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