In 1949, Australia began building the Snowy Mountains Scheme to redirect alpine rivers; 25 years later, it had 16 dams and 145 km of tunnels

In 1949, Australia began building the Snowy Mountains Scheme to redirect alpine rivers; 25 years later, it had 16 dams and 145 km of tunnels

Explore the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, Australia's grand infrastructure project that redirected rivers and transformed energy supply. Discover its impact, workforce…

Australia spent 25 years turning a river inland. The result became the country's biggest engineering project