These Folly Creek bridge was removed after the dam was built but the bridge over the gorge was kept and incorporated into the beautification works at the dam.
In it suffered damage in a bushfire and was subsequently demolished. To meet modern dam safety standards, in the late s the dam wall was strengthened and raised by five metres.
In the early s an auxiliary spillway was built to divert floodwaters around the dam in a rare and extreme flood so as to protect the dam and ensure it remains safe in an extreme flood. A deep water pumping station was established in to allow water to be accessed lower down in the lake during times of drought.
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Take a self-guided walk around the dam grounds to multiple viewing platforms, interpretive signs and historic machinery. When completed in , Warragamba Dam was the world's tallest and largest domestic water supply dam.
It is metres high, metres long and contains 3 million tonnes of concrete. The Warragamba Dam Workers' Memorial commemorates the 14 dam builders who died during construction.
Warragamba Dam wall, viewed through a zoom lens from the Eighteenth Street Lookout in Warragamba township. Warragamba Dam's grounds are open every day of the year. The visitor centre is closed only on Christmas Day and Good Friday. Warragamba township's Eighteenth Street Lookout provides views of the dam wall and auxiliary spillway.
Warragamba Dam's grounds feature many viewing platforms with provide visitors with excellent views of the dam wall and lake. The visitor centre viewing platforms provide excellent views of Lake Burragorang and the dam wall. Next to the visitor centre is a giant valve, which was used to control the flow of water from the dam into the twin Warragamba pipelines. Warragamba Dam's modern new visitor centre hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions, children's activities and video presentations.
One of the giant valves, since replaced in the Warragamba Dam valve house, used to control the flow of water from the dam into the twin Warragamba pipelines. Warragamba Dam's landscaped grounds include modern seating as well as picnic shelters, drinking water and toilets.
The Burragorang Room in the visitor centre boasts sweeping views of the lake and dam wall, and hosts children's activities and video presentations.
You'll be amazed by the interactive 'drops of wisdom' exhibit in the 'Water for Life' exhibition at the visitor centre. The 'drops of wisdom' interactive table is a highlight of the permanent exhibition at the Warragamba Dam visitor centre.
Skip to a section on the page. Search toggle Home Contact us Alerts and updates Search this site:. Insights Portal Real-time data WaterLive. Status Open to Public. Lookout points View at the Visitor Centre There are three viewing platforms at the Warragamba Dam Visitor Centre which offer excellent vistas of the upstream dam wall and Lake Burragorang.
Eighteenth Street Warragamba A few minutes drive from the dam through the Warragamba township, the Eighteenth Street Lookout provides a view of the auxiliary spillway and a distant view of Warragamba Dam wall. The Warragamba Experience Top 5 things to see and do 1. Be photographed with the 'quiet beast' Stand on one of the viewing platforms and have your photo taken with the 'quiet beast'. Step back in time Take a self-guided walk around the dam grounds and discover the history of this monumental undertaking.
Soak up the views Gaze down upon the dam wall and a small part of Lake Burragorang from the deck of the magnificent visitor centre, perched high on a rocky outcrop, or head down to the dam wall on weekends and public holidays ONLY for a close up view of the Lake.
Step into the future Step inside the modern visitor centre and enjoy an even better view of the dam. Relax with a picnic Relax with family and friends in the landscaped grounds. Exhibitions Located about 65 kilometres west of Sydney in a narrow gorge on the Warragamba River, Warragamba Dam is one of the largest domestic water supply dams in the world.
How the dam works Warragamba Dam supplies water to more than 5 million people living in Sydney and the lower Blue Mountains. Early history A local Gundungurra Aboriginal creation story tells of two dreamtime spirits Mirragan - a large tiger cat, and his quarry Gurangatch - a part fish part reptile who lived in a lagoon where the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee rivers meet. Why the dam was built The Warragamba River offered two important advantages as a site for a major dam - a large catchment area, and a river flowing through a narrow gorge.
How the dam was built Warragamba Dam was a major engineering feat of the mid th Century. Later improvements To meet modern dam safety standards, in the late s the dam wall was strengthened and raised by five metres. Lake and Catchment Size Measurement Area 75km 2 Length of lake 52km Length of foreshores km Maximum depth of reservoir m Catchment area 9,km 2 Annual average rainfall mm.
Dam safety notifications Alerts will be issued in the following unlikely events: White Alert Trigger - Storage level has reached RL Amber alert Trigger - Storage level has reached RL Flood operations Trigger - Spillway flows controlled are expected. Drum gate starts to open — Trigger RL Drum gate fully open — RL Radial gates begin to open — Trigger RL Radial gates fully open — RL Regulated releases Regulated releases are when our operations may impact landholders immediately downstream or we are releasing higher than normal flows.
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Building Warragamba Dam - archival footage Open video. Warragamba Dam 50th anniversary Open video. Take a self-guided tour Take a self-guided walk around the dam grounds to multiple viewing platforms, interpretive signs and historic machinery. Perfect for a picnic Modern picnic shelters are located throughout Warragamba Dam's extensive landscaped grounds.
The quiet beast When completed in , Warragamba Dam was the world's tallest and largest domestic water supply dam. A great place to visit Warragamba Dam's modern new visitor centre hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions. In memoriam The Warragamba Dam Workers' Memorial commemorates the 14 dam builders who died during construction. Zoom in on the wall Warragamba Dam wall, viewed through a zoom lens from the Eighteenth Street Lookout in Warragamba township. Windbreaks and buffer zones of native vegetation help protect water quality and improve farm productivity throughout the Warragamba catchment.
Fencing natural vegetation from stock can improve farm productivity and help protect water quality in the Warragamba catchment. The Warragamba Special Area includes areas of pristine bush that have been protected from human activities for over 70 years. Rivers in the Warragamba catchment eventually flow to Lake Burragorang and become part of Sydney's drinking water supply.
The Warragamba catchment includes a rich diversity of wetlands, rivers and streams which eventually flow to Warragamba Dam. Controlling weeds throughout the catchment helps improve the quality of water flowing into Warragamba Dam. Human activities like horticulture must be carefully managed so they do not harm the quality of our water.
Kangaroos and other native animals are abundant in the Special Area surrounding Warragamba Dam. Warragamba is the largest of Sydney's five drinking water catchments, covering an area of 9, square kilometres. It's also the most diverse, with coal-fired power stations in the north, pristine wilderness in the centre of the catchment, and rich grazing country in the south. Bordered on the west by the Great Dividing Range, the catchment stretches from north of Lithgow at the head of the Coxs River in the Blue Mountains, to the source of the Wollondilly River west of Crookwell, and south of Goulburn along the Mulwaree River.
Cattle and sheep grazing is the largest single land use. The region also supports dairies, horse studs, piggeries and poultry production as well as canola and cereal crops.
More than one-quarter of the catchment is covered by the Warragamba Special Area. Protected from most human activities for over 70 years, this 2, square kilometre area is an important habitat for the spotted-tail or tiger quoll, eastern pygmy possum, Rosenberg's goanna and three threatened species of owls. With 75 types of eucalypts, the region also has the highest diversity of eucalypts in the world. Special Areas protect water quality by providing buffer zones of pristine bushland around dams and immediate catchment areas.
In the north of the catchment, the largest towns are Oberon, Wallerawang, Lithgow and Katoomba. In the south, the main population centres are Goulburn, Bowral and Mittagong. The western slopes are susceptible to drought, but the catchment's sheer size allows for substantial inflows to Lake Burragorang, the lake formed by Warragamba Dam.
Created by damming the Warragamba River and flooding the Burragorang Valley, the lake is more than four times the size of Sydney Harbour and one of the world's largest domestic water supply dams. Completed in , Warragamba Dam today supplies water to more than 3.
Water flows by gravity through two pipelines to Prospect water filtration plant, which supplies 80 percent of Sydney. The dam also feeds water to smaller filtration plants at Warragamba and at Orchard Hills, which supplies residents of Penrith and the lower Blue Mountains. Many residents within the Warragamba catchment are actually supplied with water from other areas.
Residents in Bowral and Mittagong are supplied with water from Wingecarribee Reservoir, part of the Shoalhaven Scheme. Wingecarribee Reservoir can also top up Goulburn's water supply during drought, via an emergency pipeline.
Residents of Katoomba and the upper to middle mountains are supplied with water from the Blue Mountains catchment, and along with Lithgow and Wallerawang, their water supply can be topped up from the Fish River Scheme near Oberon.
A 40 minute drive from Warragamba Dam, Burragorang Lookout is perched on a Nattai clifftop and offers panoramic scenic views of Lake Burragorang. A few minutes drive from Warragamba Dam through the Warragamba township, the Eighteenth St Street Lookout provides a direct view of the dam wall and spillway.
Located about 35 kilometres west of Sydney, Prospect Reservoir was completed in as part of the Upper Nepean Scheme to supply Sydney with water collected from the weirs on the Illawarra Plateau south of the city. Warragamba Dam supplies water to more than 5 million people living in Sydney and the lower Blue Mountains. Just a one hour drive from Sydney's CBD, the dam is a popular place to visit and picnic.
The visitor centre boasts sweeping views of the dam wall and Lake Burragorang, children's activities, interactive displays and videos, and friendly staff to answer your questions. The permanent exhibition at the Warragamba Dam Visitor Centre tells the story of Sydney's dams and catchments, and the history and future of Sydney's water supply.
Learn about the best approaches for managing stormwater during and after construction - for a home site or large development. Find out how you can look after your property at the same time as caring for your local catchment and waterways. Get practical tips on onsite wastewater systems - whether you have just moved to a property or are installing a new system.
Skip to a section on the page. Search toggle Home Contact us Alerts and updates Search this site:. Insights Portal Real-time data WaterLive. Home Water quality Greater Sydney's drinking water catchments Your local catchment Warragamba Warragamba Catchment Previous slide Next slide Farmers in the catchment carefully manage their land so they do not impact on our water quality. Goulburn is one of the large regional centres in the south of the Warragamba catchment. The northern reaches of Lake Burragorang nestle at the foot of the Blue Mountains.
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