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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic location
valley
access public access highly restricted
climate temperate
contains Lake Burragorang
country Australia
culturalSignificance contains Aboriginal heritage sites
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
water supply catchment
hasViewpoints Burragorang Lookout
hydrologicalFeature Wollondilly River area
surface form: part of Warragamba River catchment
importance critical component of Sydney’s main water supply
knownFor being largely inundated by Lake Burragorang
deep cultural significance to Aboriginal peoples
role in Sydney water supply
scenic landscape
landUseHistory mining
pastoralism
locatedIn New South Wales
Sydney Basin
managedBy WaterNSW
near Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains National Park NERFINISHED
Kanangra-Boyd National Park NERFINISHED
Nattai National Park NERFINISHED
Warragamba Dam
partiallyInundatedBy Lake Burragorang
partOf Greater Blue Mountains Area
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
Gundungurra people NERFINISHED
vegetation sclerophyll forest
woodland
waterBody Lake Burragorang

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Gundungurra people traditionalRegion Burragorang Valley
Gundungurra people hasSacredSite Burragorang Valley
Gandangara region Burragorang Valley
this entity surface form: Burragorang Valley, New South Wales
Gandangara traditionalTerritoryIncludes Burragorang Valley
Gandangara hasSacredSite Burragorang Valley