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Keepit

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Gunnedah Shire Council NSW, PO Box 63, Keepit, NSW 2340
02 6740 2100

Description

Keepit Dam is a major gated mass concrete gravity dam with an earth fill abutment and a central gated concrete overflow crest and six radial gate spillways across the Namoi River upstream of its junction with the Peel River in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Keepit Dam is a major gated mass concrete gravity dam with an earth fill abutment and a central gated concrete overflow crest and six radial gate spillways across the Namoi River upstream of its junction with the Peel River in the North West Slopes 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 Keepit.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 66.744 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 310 m

Population number: 13

Local Government Area: Gunnedah Shire Council

Location

Gunnedah Shire Council NSW, PO Box 63, Keepit, NSW 2340

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Keepit, New South Wales