Media:Example.oggThe Hume Dam is a dam in Australia, east of Albury-Wodonga, on the Murray River just downstream of its junction with the Mitta River, and when at full capacity banking water nearly 40 kilometres up both river valleys. The small towns of Tallangatta and Bonegilla are located on the shores of the resulting artificial lake, Lake Hume. Constructed of rock covered with clay and other earth, with a concrete spillway originally designed to carry vehicular traffic, the dam wall is 51 metres high and 1,616 metres long, and at 100% capacity can hold 3,000,000 megalitres of water. Scrivener Dam, Canberra Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam (a common Teutonic word, compare to Dutch dam, Swedish and German damm, and the Gothic verb faurdammjan, to block up) is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow... Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of NSW while Wodonga on the south bank is Victorian. ... The Murray River is Australias second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). ... The Mitta Mitta River is a major tributary of the Murray River in Australia and the source of approximately 40% of the Murrays flow. ... Water (from the Old English word wæter and the German word Wasser) is a colorless, tasteless, and odorless substance in its pure form that is essential to all known forms of life and is known also as the most universal solvent. ... Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. ... Tallangatta is a small town with a population of 923 people (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001 figures) in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, situated on the banks of the Mitta Arm of Lake Hume, approximately 40 kilometres south-east of Albury-Wodonga. ... Part of Lake Hume near Tallangatta Lake Hume is a large artificial lake on the Murray River formed by the Hume Dam. ... Clay is a generic term for an aggregate of hydrous silicate particles less than 4 μm (micrometres) in diameter. ... A Spillway is a structure used to regulate the flow of water in conjunction with a dam, levee, or other water contol device. ... A megalitre (Ml or alternatively ML), also spelled megaliter, is one million (1,000,000) litres in the metric system. ...

A 50-megawatt hydro-electric power station is installed in the dam wall, and is primarily used for peak-load generation. Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is a form of hydropower, (i. ...

Constructed over a 12-year period from 1919 to 1931 with a workforce of thousands, it was extended during the 1950s, necessitating the wholesale removal of Tallangatta and its re-establishment at a new site eight kilometres west of the original. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

As it is the furthest downstream of the major reservoirs on the Murray River system, and has the capacity to release water at the fastest rate, Lake Hume is used by the irrigation authorities as the storage of first resort. The reservoir typically falls to less than one-third capacity by March each year, but in normal years refills to at least two-thirds capacity before November, though Australia's highly unpredictable climactic conditions cause these figures to vary quite significantly from year to year. The Murray River is Australias second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). ...

Monitoring of the dam in the early 1990s revealed that the water pressure and leakage had caused the dam to move on its foundations slightly, leading to concerns that the dam was heading for collapse, threatening Albury-Wodonga and the entire Murray basin with it. Though authorities have denied any short-term threat, repair works have continued since, involving what appears to be construction of a second earth wall behind the original to take the strain. It is notable that the entire work force for the "repair" job is only a few dozen individuals, despite the task being of considerable magnitude. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The lake is stocked with fish. Most of these are imports - redfin and trout. The fishing varies from year to year. It is also popular for water skiing, and several holiday resorts catering for fishing and skiers are dotted around the upper reaches of the lake. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus, the most abundant fish species in the world. ... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fishes belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Recreational skiiers typically use two skis — other techniques abound. ...