Burragorang Valley
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Burragorang Valley is a scenic valley in New South Wales, Australia, known for its deep cultural significance to Aboriginal peoples and for being largely inundated by Lake Burragorang, Sydney’s main water supply reservoir.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burragorang Valley canonical | 5 |
| Burragorang Valley, New South Wales | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic location
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valley ⓘ |
| access | public access highly restricted ⓘ |
| climate | temperate ⓘ |
| contains | Lake Burragorang ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
contains Aboriginal heritage sites
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important Aboriginal cultural landscape ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | river valley ecosystem ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | largely closed to development ⓘ |
| fauna | native Australian wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| formedBy | Warragamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | major water catchment for Sydney ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfUse |
conservation area
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water supply catchment ⓘ |
| hasViewpoints | Burragorang Lookout ⓘ |
| hydrologicalFeature |
Wollondilly River area
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surface form:
part of Warragamba River catchment
|
| importance | critical component of Sydney’s main water supply ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being largely inundated by Lake Burragorang
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deep cultural significance to Aboriginal peoples ⓘ role in Sydney water supply ⓘ scenic landscape ⓘ |
| landUseHistory |
mining
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pastoralism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
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Sydney Basin ⓘ |
| managedBy | WaterNSW ⓘ |
| near |
Blue Mountains
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Blue Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanangra-Boyd National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Nattai National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Warragamba Dam ⓘ |
| partiallyInundatedBy | Lake Burragorang ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Blue Mountains Area
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surface form:
Greater Blue Mountains region
|
| protectedAreaStatus | restricted catchment area ⓘ |
| region | Macarthur region ⓘ |
| reservoirRole | part of Sydney drinking water catchment ⓘ |
| river | Warragamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | inundation following construction of Warragamba Dam ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners |
Dharawal people
NERFINISHED
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Gundungurra people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vegetation |
sclerophyll forest
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woodland ⓘ |
| waterBody | Lake Burragorang ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Burragorang Valley, New South Wales