Dartmouth Dam, built in the 1970s, is the state's largest dam and Australia's most elevated rock-fill dam. Beautifully situated, it is bordered by 50 km of shoreline, has a dam wall 670 m long and 180 m high, a surface area of 62 000 square kilometres and holds four million megalitres. It was created through the efforts of the Federal Government, Victoria, NSW and South Australia for irrigation and domestic and stock consumption.
