Location
Sirinumu is an inland location in New Guinea. To the northwest is Sogeri and to the west is Port Moresby. Today located in the Kairuku-Hiri District of Central
Province in Papua
New Guinea (PNG).
Postwar
The Australian administration built Sirinumu Dam for a hydroelectric power plant to generate power for Port Moresby. Once completed, the Sirinumu Dam formed Sirinumu Reservoir (Sirinumu Lake). Today, administered by PNG Power for electricity and Eda Ranu for the water supply.
References
Trove "Sirinumu Dam, New Guinea: hydraulic model investigation of design of spillway for Commonwealth Department of Works" by J. F. Tadgell 1960
Snake Road (1992) pages 225-226
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November 22, 2025
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