Hume Dam, formerly the Hume Weir, is a major dam across the Murray River downstream of its junction with the Mitta River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, hydro-power, irrigation, water supply and conservation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Hume, formerly the Hume Reservoir. It is a gated concrete gravity dam with four earth embankments and twenty-nine vertical undershot gated concrete overflow spillways.© Wikipedia
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The Hume Dam was built across the Murray River in NSW and holds back a huge expanse of water. It is amazing to learn that the original dam wall was commissioned between the world wars. What an incredible engineering feat. This is also a hydro-electric station which produces power that can be used in either Victoria or New South Sales.
Take a walk along the dam wall to really appreciated the amount of water flowing down the Murray River. I am very pleased they have the foresight to harness this energy to create electricity.
Next to the car parking area of the dam wall is a public toilet - useful after listening to all the water cascading into the river below. There are also a number of picnic tables along the foreshore to sit and enjoy the magnificent views across the water.