Australian Government, Geoscience Australia

Updated: 27 Jul 2004

Dams & Water Storages 1990

Click for an example of how the data can look in a GIS [GIF 5 Kb]

Shows point location of large reservoirs in Australia owned by a public authority. Attribute information includes:

  • name of dam wall and associated water body
  • name of the stream on which it is located
  • storage capacity and surface area of the water body
  • ownership
  • construction details of the dam wall

Data is captured from 1:1 million scale source material.

Data is suitable for use in GIS applications.

Product Specifications

Coverage: Australia

Currency: August 1990

Coordinates: Geographical

Datum: AGD66

Format: ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif

Medium: Free online and CD-ROM (fee applies)

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