Table 2 – Siltation of Cunningham Creek and Illalong Creek reservoirs in New South Wales
Dam |
Year of completion |
Catchment area |
Original reservoir capacity |
Cumulative siltation volume |
Date of record |
|
|
km2 |
m3 |
m3 |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
Cunningham Creek dam |
1912 |
820 |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
216,000 |
1916 |
|
|
|
|
258,600 |
1917 |
|
|
|
|
379,000 |
1920 |
|
|
|
|
522,600 |
1922 |
|
|
|
|
758,000 |
1929 |
|
|
|
|
Fully-silted |
1998 |
Illalong Creek dam |
1914 |
130 |
2.6 E+5 |
Fully-silted |
1998 |
— = Data not available E = ???
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