Description

Dartmouth Dam is located downstream of the confluence of the Mitta Mitta and Dart Rivers, approximately 24 km east of Mitta Mitta in North-Eastern Victoria. Dartmouth Dam is operated by Goulburn-Murray Water on behalf of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. It is the largest capacity dam in Victoria and the highest structure of its kind in Australia. When full, the dam stores almost 4,000,000 megalitres (ML). The dam wall consists of a large earth and rock-fill embankment which is 180 m high from the lowest part of the foundation to the roadway across the top of the dam. The primary purpose of Dartmouth Dam is the storage of water for irrigation and domestic and stock use in Victoria and New South Wales. The dam offers picnic and toilet facilities. No camping or overnight parking.