Commenced in 1967 and completed in 1969, the Pindari Dam is a minor concrete-faced
rock-filled dam on the (New South Wales branch of the) Severn River, and is located approximately north of
Inverell, on the upper reaches of the river, within the
Border Rivers region. The dam was built by Citra Australia Limited under contract to the New South Wales Water Department of Land and Water Conservation. The dam wall is high and is long. The maximum water depth is and, when full, the reservoir has capacity of at . The surface area of Lake Pindari is and the
catchment area is . The ungated
uncontrolled rock-cut with concrete sill spillway is capable of discharging .
Power generation Completed in October 2001 at a cost of A$9.2 million, ==Recreation==