Old Tallangatta is a locality in north-east
Victoria
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, Australia. It is in the
Shire of Towong
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local government area, at the upper end of the Mitta Arm of
Lake Hume
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, near the confluence of the
Mitta Mitta River and
Tallangatta Creek, north-east of the state capital,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
.
It is the original site of
Tallangatta
Tallangatta () is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the banks of the Mitta Arm of Lake Hume, approximately south-east of Albury-Wodonga along the Murray Valley Highway. At the , Tallangatta had a population of 1 ...
. In 1956, the town was relocated to a new site on higher ground away, to allow for an increase in the height of the
Hume Dam
Hume Dam, formerly the Hume Weir, is a major dam across the Murray River downstream of its junction with the Mitta River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, hydro-power, irrigation, ...
, which resulted in a nine metre rise
in the level of the water in
Lake Hume
Hume Dam, formerly the Hume Weir, is a major dam across the Murray River downstream of its junction with the Mitta River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, hydro-power, irrigation ...
.
Some people still live in the part of Old Tallangatta that was above the new high-water mark.
[ At the , Old Tallangatta had a population of 35.]
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Towns in Victoria (state)
Shire of Towong
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