Originally build in 1915 and then extended in 2013, this concrete and rockfill embankment dam provides a reservoir of potable water for the city of #Canberra, in #Australia.
It is named after Garrett Cotter, one of the original settlers in the area.
Specs:
Dam wall length 330 metres (1,080 ft)
Height = 87 m (285 ft)
Storage capacity 78 gigalitres.
Spillway discharge rate, 5,670 cubic metres per second.
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I actually met one of the Cotter descendants at the Michelago pub in the 90s.
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