{{Use Australian English|date=May 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox dam | name = Brogo Dam | image = Brogo Dam 2024 (2).jpg | image_size = 250 | image_caption = Brogo Dam | name_official = | country = Australia | location = [[South Coast (New South Wales)|South Coast]], [[New South Wales]] | purpose = Environmental flows, [[hydroelectricity|hydro-electric]] power generation, [[irrigation]], and [[water supply]] | status = O | construction_began = 1964 | opening = 1976 | demolished = | cost = | owner = State Water Corporation | dam_type = E | dam_height = {{convert|43|m}} | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation= | dam_length = {{convert|265|m}} | dam_width_crest = {{convert|6|m}} | dam_width_base = | dam_volume = {{convert|309|m3}} | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_crosses = [[Brogo River]] | spillway_count = | spillway_type = [[Spillway#Types|Uncontrolled unlined rock cut]] | spillway_capacity = {{convert|3700|m3/s}} | res_name = | res_capacity_total = {{convert|8980|ML}} | res_capacity_active = | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = {{convert|400|km2}} | res_surface = {{convert|100|ha}} | res_elevation = {{convert|102|m}} [[Australian Height Datum|AHD]] | res_max_depth = {{convert|25|m}} | res_max_length = | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = [[Delta Electricity]] | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = [[Small hydro|Mini hydro]] | plant_turbines = 1 | plant_capacity = {{convert|2|MW}} | plant_annual_gen = | location_map = New South Wales | location_map_caption = Location of the Brogo Dam<br />in [[New South Wales]] | location_map_size = | coordinates = {{coord|36|28|58.5|S|149|44|2.85|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}} | website = [https://www.waternsw.com.au/supply/visit/brogo-dam Brogo Dam] | extra = }} '''Brogo Dam''' is a minor ungated [[rockfill dam|rockfill]] [[embankment dam|embankment]] [[dam]] with an uncontrolled unlined [[Spillway#Types|rock cut spillway]] across the [[Brogo River]] upstream of [[Brogo]] in the [[South Coast (New South Wales)|South Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The dam's purpose includes environmental flows, [[hydroelectricity|hydro-electric]] power generation, [[irrigation]], and [[water supply]]. The impounded [[reservoir]] is also called Brogo Dam.
==Location and features== Commenced in 1964 and completed in 1976, the Brogo Dam is a major dam on the Brogo River, a tributary of the [[Bega River (New South Wales)|Bega River]], and is located approximately {{convert|30|km}} northwest of [[Bega, New South Wales|Bega]]. The dam was built by Citra Constructions Pty Limited on behalf of the New South Wales Department of Land and Water Conservation to supply water for irrigation<ref name=ancold /> and [[potable water]] for the towns of [[Quaama, New South Wales|Quaama]], [[Cobargo, New South Wales|Cobargo]], and [[Bermagui, New South Wales|Bermagui]]. The dam supplies water to farmers along the Brogo and Bega rivers for stock and domestic use and irrigation on improved pastures for stock feed. [[Dairy farming]] is the main industry in the Bega Valley and the dam ensures a continuous and reliable supply for this activity.<ref name=brochure>{{cite web|url=https://www.statewater.com.au/_Documents/Dam%20brochures/Brogo%20Dam%20Brochure.pdf|format=PDF brochure|title=Brogo Dam|publisher=State Water Corporation|year=2009|accessdate=13 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320045218/http://statewater.com.au/_Documents/Dam%20brochures/Brogo%20Dam%20brochure.pdf|archivedate=20 March 2012}}</ref>
The dam wall comprises {{convert|8547|m3}} of concrete-faced rock fill and is {{convert|43|m|ft}} high and is {{convert|260|m}} long. The maximum water depth is {{convert|25|m}} and at 100% capacity the dam wall holds back {{convert|8980|ML}} of water at {{convert|102|m}} [[Australian Height Datum|AHD]]. The surface area of Brogo Dam is {{convert|100|ha}} and the catchment area is {{convert|400|km2}}. The uncontrolled unlined rock cut spillway is capable of discharging {{convert|3700|m3/s}}.<ref name=ancold>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancold.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dams-Australia-2010-v1-for-website.xls|format=Excel (requires download)|title=Register of Large Dams in Australia|publisher=The Australian National Committee on Large Dams Incorporated|year=2010|accessdate=22 April 2013|work=Dams information|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212120804/http://www.ancold.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dams-Australia-2010-v1-for-website.xls|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=brochure /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statewater.com.au/Water%20delivery/Dams/Brogo%20Dam |title=Brogo Dam |work=Water delivery: Dams |publisher=State Water Corporation |accessdate=13 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515095958/https://statewater.com.au/Water%20delivery/Dams/Brogo%20Dam |archivedate=15 May 2013 }}</ref>
===Power generation=== In 2002, [[Delta Electricity]] won the right to construct a [[Small hydro|mini hydro]] [[power station]] and generate up to {{convert|2|MW}} of [[electricity]] from the flow of the water leaving Brogo Dam.<ref name=ancold /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.de.com.au/About-Us/Power-Stations/Mini-hydros/default.aspx|title=Mini hydros|work=Generation portfolio|publisher=[[Delta Electricity]]|accessdate=13 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130616093323/http://www.de.com.au/About-Us/Power-Stations/Mini-hydros/default.aspx|archivedate=16 June 2013}}</ref>
==Recreation== Brogo Dam is stocked with [[Australian Bass]] and [[Short-finned eel|eels]] can also be found in the dam's waters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/Brogo.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226193438/http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/Brogo.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2008|title=Brogo Dam – Bega / Cobargo. NSW|work=Sweetwater Fishing Australia|publisher=Garry Fitzgerald|year=2007|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> Boating and canoeing on the dam's surface are permitted. The area surrounding the dam has abundant ferns and rock orchids that provide a photographer's paradise.<ref name=brochure />
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|New South Wales|Water|Renewable energy}}}} * [[Delta Electricity]] * [[Irrigation in Australia]] * [[List of dams and reservoirs in Australia]]
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