Where does the Snowy River start?
Q: Where does the Snowy River start?
A: The Snowy River starts on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mountain.
Q: What type of water source does the Snowy River get its water from?
A: The Snowy River gets its water from the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales.
Q: What happened to the Snowy River in the 1950s?
A: The flow of water in the Snowy River was almost stopped in the 1950s by the building of the Snowy Mountains Scheme to make hydroelectricity.
Q: How many large dams were built in the Snowy Mountains Scheme?
A: Four large dams were built in the Snowy Mountains Scheme - at Guthega, Island Bend, Eucumbene, and Jindabyne.
Q: What is the percentage of the river flow as measured at Jindabyne that continued to flow down the river after the Snowy Mountains Scheme?
A: Less than 1% of the river flow, as measured at Jindabyne, New South Wales, continued to flow down the river after the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
Q: Why was there concern over the health of the Snowy River?
A: Concern over the health of the river was due to the fact that its flow had been almost stopped by the construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
Q: What was the plan to increase the flow of the Snowy River?
A: An agreement between the state and federal governments planned to increase the flow of the Snowy River to 15% by 2009 and 21% by 2012. From 2002 to 2008, the flow was increased from 1% to 4%.
