Ancestors

Toot

Written by Ian Miller on 2025-01-29 at 08:36

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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Descendants

Written by Noel Kelly on 2025-01-29 at 11:58

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I actually met one of the Cotter descendants at the Michelago pub in the 90s.

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