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Wyangala Dam, New South Wales, 1938 Wyangala Dam construction, November 1966. Commenced in 1928, completed in 1935, and upgraded in 1971, Wyangala Dam is a major reservoir situated below the confluence of the Lachlan and Abercrombie rivers, located approximately 38 km (24 mi) upstream, east of Cowra.
Wyangala / ˈ w aɪ æ ŋ ɡ ɑː l ə / is a small village in the Lachlan Valley, near the junction of the Abercrombie and Lachlan Rivers, just below the Wyangala Dam wall. It is in the South West Slopes of New South Wales, Australia, and about 320 km (200 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney.
Dams and reservoirs of New South Wales Image Dam name (where appropriate) Reservoir name [1] (where appropriate) Region(s) Waterway(s) impounded [1] Dam type [1] Purpose(s) [1] Reservoir capacity [1] Coordinates [2] ML Gal Gal Avon Dam: Avon Storage Reservoir: Sydney – Macarthur – Illawarra: Avon River: Gravity: Water supply: 214,360 4.715 ...
The river rises to the east of the village of Mount Werong and generally flows westward towards its confluence with the Lachlan River at Wyangala Dam near Cowra. [1] The river flows through freehold land as well as the Abercrombie River National Park, and provides habitat for platypus and rakali, [3] dropping 758 metres (2,487 ft) over its course of 130 kilometres (81 mi).
The Shoalhaven Scheme is a dual-purpose water supply and Pumped-storage Hydroelectricity scheme located on the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The Scheme was built as a joint project between the Electricity Commission of NSW and the NSW Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board.
This is a list of active power stations in New South Wales, ... Williams River Dam (private) 7 1 no Wyangala: 22.5 2 no Wind farms ... Map of Power Station Locations ...
[8]: 268 Cataract Dam was the first dam built in the Upper Nepean Scheme, it was also first dam in Australia to use pre-cast moulded concrete blocks for the upstream face of the dam. [1] The core of the dam consists of large 2-to-4.5- long-ton (2.03 to 4.57 t ; 2.24-to-5.04- short-ton ) sandstone blocks, quarried onsite and cemented together.
Tumut Pond Dam (/ ˈ tj uː m ə t /) [1] is a major gated concrete arch dam across the upper reaches of the Tumut River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.The dam's main purpose is for the generation of hydro-power and is one of the sixteen major dams that comprise the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia ...