Warragamba Dam
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Warragamba Dam is a major concrete dam in New South Wales, Australia, that creates Lake Burragorang and serves as the primary water supply for Sydney.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warragamba Dam canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lake Burragorang Special Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | approximately 9,000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | mass concrete gravity construction ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| creates | Lake Burragorang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | New South Wales Department of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
flood mitigation
ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| governedBy | New South Wales water legislation ⓘ |
| hasGates | radial gates ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| hasType | arch-gravity characteristics (complex gravity structure) ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 142 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| impounds | Warragamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 351 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Sydney water supply system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Warragamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Greater Blue Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Warragamba, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Warragamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Blue Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| operator | WaterNSW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | New South Wales Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sydney water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | urban water supply ⓘ |
| region | Cumberland Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 2,000,000 megalitres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Burragorang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | primary potable water source for Sydney ⓘ |
| spillwayType | controlled spillway ⓘ |
| subjectTo | flood management planning ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Greater Sydney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular lookout and picnic area ⓘ |
| waterUse |
drinking water
ⓘ
municipal supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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