Tales of a Technogypsie

Lake Jindabyne
New South Wales, Australia

During my trek across the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, we pitstopped at this beautiful man-made lake conveniently located on the eastern slopes to fish and spend the night at the local backpackers. The lake was formed by the dams constructed in the Snowy Mountains Scheme and thereby receives the flow from the Snowy River, Eucumbene River, and the Thredbo. These hydro-works re-distribute water into the Murray River and the Murrumbidgee River for irrigation concerns. The lake’s capacity is 689,790 mega-liters. The original town of “Jindabyne” was where the dam is and was relocated to its current location in the 1960′s to the shores of the lake. A suburb called “East Jindabyne” is located just above the Old Jindabyne and one can occasionally see parts of the old town when the lake is low. This like is highly reputed for one of the best places to catch trout in Australia. It is home to the Lake Light Sculpture Festival, used for fishing, boating, waterskiing, sailing, and other water sports.

Lake Jindabyne