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Warragamba Dam

dam, New South Wales, Australia
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Warragamba Dam, completed in 1960, is a significant engineering structure in New South Wales, Australia. It stands 449 feet (137 meters) high and 1,152 feet (351 meters) along its crest. The dam impounds water to create Lake Burragorang, which serves as the primary reservoir for Sydney. This reservoir fills the Burragorang Valley, a gorge formed by the Coxs and Wollondilly rivers. Lake Burragorang has a surface area of approximately 34 square miles (88 square km) and an average depth of 76 feet (23 meters), holding over 1.6 million acre-feet of water. In addition to supplying water, the dam system is utilized for hydroelectricity generation and flood control.1

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  2. Murrumbidgee River
  3. Warrumbungle Range

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