A point dataset representing public dams and retarding basins in Victoria, Australia. The data is maintained by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated on 2026-06-14. It serves as the unrestricted version for public display and is extracted from the FloodZoom Dams Portal for annual safety reporting by Water Corporations, Parks Victoria, and AGL Hydro.
Use Cases
- Map water storage infrastructure based on the described point locations.
- Support annual dam safety reporting workflows based on the FloodZoom Dams Portal extract.
- Analyze the distribution of public dams and retarding basins across Victoria.
- Integrate water storage locations into broader environmental or land-use planning maps.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the authoritative FloodZoom Dams Portal used for official safety reporting.
- Available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, TAB, and WFS/WMS services.
- Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Victoria.
- Collection Method
- Extracted from the FloodZoom Dams Portal for Water Corporations, Parks Victoria, and AGL Hydro.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-14 23:24:06.918781; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Victoria, Australia.