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The enlarged Cotter Dam, an 80-metre-high wall holds back about 76 billion litres of water. Photo: Icon Water. Three of the four main dams of Canberra, the Cotter, Corin, and Bendora are all sitting at 100 per cent capacity…. so much water; where has it all come from? NICK OVERALL takes a look. SITTING behind the huge concrete dams of Canberra right now is around 270 billion litres of water, or the equivalent of 100,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Three of the four main dams of Canberra, the Cotter, Corin, and Bendora are all sitting at 100 per cent capacity. Googong Dam, upstream from Queanbeyan, is the only one holding below its full capacity at 95 per cent.

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