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Warragamba is a town in New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. Located on the eastern edge of the Blue Mountains, Warragamba is one and a half hour's drive west of Sydney. The name Warragamba comes from the aboriginal words Warra and Gamba meaning 'water running over rocks'.
- Warragamba Dam
Warragamba Dam is a heritage-listed dam in the outer South...
- Warragamba River
Formed through the confluence of the Coxs River and two...
- Warragamba Dam
Feb 1, 2022 · Warragamba. Scientific advisers to UNESCO have delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW government's plans to raise Warragamba dam, prompting fears that the Blue Mountains could lose its World ...
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Aug 19, 2020 · Tue 18 Aug 2020 20.25 EDT. What is happening at Warragamba Dam? Short answer: it’s full. Warragamba Dam sits on Sydney’s outer western fringe, and is the city’s main reservoir, supplying about...
Warragamba Dam is the largest concrete dam in the country and is best known for the creation of Lake Burragorang – the two constituting the primary sources for water supply in Sydney. The dam was built between 1948 and 1960, with a capacity of 2031 gigalitres within the lake’s 75 square kilometres.
About this location. Warragamba Dam is the largest concrete dam in Australia and one of the largest domestic water supply dams in the world. Lake Burragorang, which is formed behind Warragamba Dam, is around four times the size of Sydney Harbour. To build the dam, three million tonnes of concrete were placed across the Warragamba River in a ...
