Blue Rock Dam
| Blue Rock Dam | |
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Surrounds of plaques with intake tower at rear | |
Location of the Blue Rock Dam in Victoria | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Central Gippsland, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°4′46.75″S 146°13′39.11″E / 38.0796528°S 146.2275306°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1979 |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Operator(s) | Southern Rural Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Tanjil River |
| Height | 72 metres (236 ft) |
| Length | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1.514 million m3 (53.5 million cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Controlled chute |
| Spillway capacity | 1,200 cubic metres per second (42,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Blue Rock Lake |
| Total capacity | 208,000 ML (7.3 billion cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 360 square kilometres (140 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 873 hectares (2,160 acres) |
| Blue Rock Dam Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Pacific Energy |
| Commission date | 1992 |
| Installed capacity | 2.6 megawatts (3,500 hp) |
| Annual generation | 9 gigawatt-hours (32 TJ) |
| Website Blue Rock Dam at Southern Rural Water | |
The Blue Rock Dam is a minor rock-fill embankment dam with controlled chute spillway across the Tanjil River, located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Moe, in the Central Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The dam is operated by Southern Rural Water.