Winburndale Dam
Winburndale Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Winburndale Rivulet in New South Wales. Its height is 22 metres (72 ft) and holds back 1,700 megalitres of water. The dam is situated within the Winburndale Nature Reserve,[2] 19 kilometres (12 mi) East of Bathurst, New South Wales. There is no public access to the dam.
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Location | Central Western NSW, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°23′23″S 149°46′37″E |
Construction began | 1931 |
Opening date | 1934 |
Operator(s) | Bathurst Regional Council |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Winburndale Rivulet |
Height | 22 metres (72 ft)[1] |
Length | 32 metres (105 ft)[1] |
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It is used to supply raw water to Bathurst for the watering of parks and industrial use.[1]
History
After extensive and lengthy investigations of possible dam locations, construction of the Winburndale dam began in 1931. It was constructed using Unemployment Relief funds during the Great Depression. As part of the construction of Winburndale dam, a 21 kilometres (13 mi) gravity fed wood stave pipeline was built from the dam to Bathurst.[3]
See also
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "WINBURNDALE NATURE RESERVE : PLAN OF MANAGEMENT" (PDF). Environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)