{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox organization | name = Australian National Committee on Large Dams | native_name = | former_name = | image = | image_border = | image_size = <!-- default 200px --> | image_alt = <!-- alt text; see [[WP:ALT]] --> | caption = | map = | map_size = <!-- map size, optional, default 250px --> | map_alt = <!-- map alt text --> | map_caption = | map2 = | abbreviation = ANCOLD | predecessor = | successor = | formation = {{Start date and age|1937}} | founder = <!-- or | founders = --> | extinction = <!-- {{End date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | merger = | merged_into = | type = <!-- [[Governmental organization|GO]], [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]], [[Intergovernmental organization|IGO]], [[International nongovernmental organization|INGO]], etc --> | status = <!-- ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc --> | purpose = <!-- focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc --> | professional_title = <!-- for professional associations --> | headquarters = 227 [[Collins Street, Hobart]], [[Tasmania]] | location = | coordinates = <!-- Coordinates of location using {{Coord}} --> | region_served = Australia | services = | membership = {{bulleted list|54 member organisations|195 individual associate members}} | language = | general_secretary = <!-- Secretary General --> | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = Shane McGrath | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ = Executive Committee<!-- gral. assembly, board of directors, etc --> | parent_organization = <!-- or | parent_organisation = , if one --> | subsidiaries = | affiliations = [[International Commission on Large Dams]] (ICOLD) | budget = | num_staff = | num_volunteers = | slogan = | website = {{URL|https://www.ancold.org.au/}} | remarks = | footnotes = }} The '''Australian National Committee on Large Dams''' (abbreviated as '''ANCOLD''') is an [[Australia]]n-based non-government, non-profit and voluntary association of organisations and individual professionals with a common technical interest in large [[dam]]s and their environs.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dam Technology in Australia 1850-1999 |editor=Cole, B. |publisher=ANCOLD }}</ref> ANCOLD is not an advocate for dams but an apolitical industry body that focuses on disseminating knowledge, developing capability and providing guidance on all aspects of dam engineering, management and associated issues.

ANCOLD is a member of the [[ICOLD|International Commission on Large Dams]] (or ICOLD).

==Role and functions== ANCOLD maintains a register of large dams in Australia, of which approximately 490 dams were listed on the register in 1999.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} By international convention, "large" dams are those that are {{convert|15|m}} or more in height, although a dam over {{convert|10|m}} qualifies if it has particular features such as large storage or specially difficult foundation conditions.

The association awards scholarships to young professionals to attend the annual ANCOLD conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancold.org.au/?page_id=580|title=ANCOLD Scholarships|year=2019|publisher=ANCOLD|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>

==Publications== Publications include a quarterly newsletter, and:

* ''Guidelines on design floods for dams'' - 1986 * ''Register of large dams in Australia'' - 1990 * ''Status of dam safety in Australia'' - 1990 * ''Guidelines on dam safety management'' - 1994 * ''Guidelines on risk assessment'' - 1994 * ''Guidelines on design of dams for earthquakes'' - 1998 * ''Dam technology in Australia 1850-1999'' - 2000

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