Winburndale Dam
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| Winburndale Dam | |
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 Winburndale Dam | |
| Location | Central Western NSW, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°23′23″S 149°46′37″E / 33.38972°S 149.77694°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] |
| Website www | |
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.
It is used to supply raw water to Bathurst for the watering of parks and industrial use.[1]
History
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Winburndale Dam - General Information". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ^ "WINBURNDALE NATURE RESERVE : PLAN OF MANAGEMENT" (PDF). Environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Water Filtration Plant & Reticulation". Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
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