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Dams and water storages 1990

Geoscience Australia
National Mapping Division
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Shows point location of large reservoirs in Australia owned by a public authority. Attribute information includes: -name of the dam wall and associated water body -name of the stream on which it is located -storage capacity and surface area of the water body -ownership -construction details of the dam wall. Data is captured from 1:1 million scale source material. Data is suitable for use in GIS applications. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia Currency: August 1990 Coordinates: Geographical Datum: AGD66 Format: ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif Medium: Free online and CD-ROM (fee applies)

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Statement: Data have been gathered from a variety of sources including: - State water authorities and other agencies' registers of dams; - Geoscience Australia's 1:100 000 and 1:250 000 topographic maps; - Various larger scale specialist maps and plans; - Annual Reports; and - Numerous private industry publications including journals and newspapers. Combining information gleaned from all the above sources, the latitude/longitude of each was calculated and added directly into the database. Depending on the detail of the source information, the calculated value was to the nearest minute at worst and second at best.

Issued: 1990

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text: westlimit=112; southlimit=-44; eastlimit=154; northlimit=-9

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