Winburndale Dam

Winburndale Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Winburndale Rivulet in New South Wales. Its height is 22 metres (72 ft) and holds back 1,700 megalitres of water. The dam is situated within the Winburndale Nature Reserve,[2] 19 kilometres (12 mi) East of Bathurst, New South Wales. There is no public access to the dam.

Winburndale Dam
Winburndale Dam
LocationCentral Western NSW, Australia
Coordinates33°23′23″S 149°46′37″E
Construction began1931
Opening date1934
Operator(s)Bathurst Regional Council
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsWinburndale Rivulet
Height22 metres (72 ft)[1]
Length32 metres (105 ft)[1]
Website
www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/environment/water-and-sewer/314-winburndale-dam

It is used to supply raw water to Bathurst for the watering of parks and industrial use.[1]

History

After extensive and lengthy investigations of possible dam locations, construction of the Winburndale dam began in 1931. It was constructed using Unemployment Relief funds during the Great Depression. As part of the construction of Winburndale dam, a 21 kilometres (13 mi) gravity fed wood stave pipeline was built from the dam to Bathurst.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "WINBURNDALE NATURE RESERVE : PLAN OF MANAGEMENT" (PDF). Environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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