Darwin River Dam

The Darwin River Dam is located in Australia's Northern Territory on the Darwin River. The water catchment it contains is the major source for the city of Darwin. The dam can hold up to 259,000 megalitres of water (265,500 ML (58.4×109 imp gal; 70.1×109 US gal)) which is half the volume in Sydney Harbour or eleven times bigger than the Manton Dam. It was opened by William McMahon (the Prime Minister at the time) on 29 June 1972. The cost of construction was $9 million.

Darwin River Dam

The Darwin River Dam is located in Australia's Northern Territory on the Darwin River. The water catchment it contains is the major source for the city of Darwin. The dam can hold up to 259,000 megalitres of water (265,500 ML (58.4×109 imp gal; 70.1×109 US gal)) which is half the volume in Sydney Harbour or eleven times bigger than the Manton Dam. It was opened by William McMahon (the Prime Minister at the time) on 29 June 1972. The cost of construction was $9 million.