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Warragamba
Dam
NO FISHING
The area around Lake Burragorang is closed to the public to protect
Sydney's Water Supply. No access of any kind is permitted at the dam
wall or directly below the dam wall. The viewing area at Warragamba Dam
recently reopened. It offers great views of the dam wall and lake.
The Dam is known to hold eels, carp, trout, macquarie perch, catfish
and goldfish.
Spawning trout run into the lower Cox's and Kowmung Rivers in most
years if there are good inflows. These trout tend to spawn from late
May until August and are best caught on fly gear. However only
experienced bush walkers should attempt to access these fish.
It is at least a full days walk into these rivers (over night camping
is essential) and winter temperatures can reach minus 10 degrees
Celsius. A sat phone or EPIRB is essential equipment, along with
quality warm clothing, a lightweight fuel stove, snow rated sleeping
bag and appropriate first aid supplies.
Please contact a professional fishing or bushwalking guide for advice
before embarking on such a trip. A guide can give you advice on what
equipment you will need and give you hints on where, when and how to
fish.
Warragamba Dam facts
from www.sca.nsw.gov.au
Sydney Catchment Authority
Warragamba Dam
- Height: 142 metres
- Length: 351 metres
- Thickness at base: 104 metres
- Width of central spillway: 94.5 metres
- Volume of concrete: 3 million tonnes
- Width of auxiliary spillway (at mouth): 190 metres
- Length of auxiliary spillway: 700 metres
Lake Burragorang
- Capacity: 2,031,000 megalitres
- Area: 75 square kilometres
- Length of lake: 52 kilometres
- Length of foreshores: 354 kilometres
- Maximum depth: 105 metres
Catchment
- Area: 9,051 square kilometres
- Average annual rainfall: 840 millimetres
Pipelines
- Diameter: 2,100/3,000mmm
- Length: 27 km each
- Capacity: 2,600 megalitres per day
Other info
http://www.warragamba.net.au/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warragamba_Dam
http://www.floodsafe.nsw.gov.au/faq_warragamba.html
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