There has been a dam in the Cascade River Gorge since the early 20th century. A further dam was utilised to provide reliable water to a highly diverse agricultural district
The Winnaleah Augmentation, enhancing the existing Winnaleah Irrigation Scheme, commenced operations in May 2015 and services the Winnaleah, Derby and Herrick area in North East Tasmania.
The original Winnaleah Irrigation Scheme commenced operation in 1987. Water for the scheme is collected in Frome Dam, fed by the Frome River and a diversion from the Wyniford River. A pump station is incorporated into the scheme at Toronna. The scheme now has a total capacity of 6,954 ML.
Winnaleah, Derby and Herrick
Poppies, potatoes, vegetables, dairy, piggeries, grass seed and essential oils.
180-day summer delivery
15
KMs of pipeline
1
Dam
4
Pump Stations
0
Power Stations
| Approval | April 2010 |
| Construction started | April 2011 |
| Operations commenced | May 2012 |
| Capacity | 3,700 ML |
| Cost | $10.82 million |
| Number of irrigators | 33 |
| Forecast opening | Early October |
| Forecast closing | Early May |
| Daily flow rate | 38.6 ML / day |
| Initial water sales cost | $1,170 / ML |
| Percentage of entitlements sold | 100% |
| ML available to buy | 0 |
Please contact our friendly team for more information about the Winnaleah Irrigation Scheme: