Avon Dam
Avon Dam is a curved dam; it is 237 feet (72 m) tall, 725 feet (221 m) long and holds 214,360 megalitres. It has the largest capacity of all the dams in the Scheme. Construction began in 1921 and was completed in 1927. The dam construction and materials are the same as Cordeaux. All materials for construction were transported from Bargo railway station on a specially built road, all the other dams in the scheme used rail transport. There were some light tramways constructed at the dam site, however it would appear that no locomotives were employed; skips and other items being moved by winch, horse or manpower.
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