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| Wyangala Dam | |
 View of Wyangala Dam and Lake Wyangala from behind the dam wall, during 2003, during a period of sustained drought. |
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| Construction began | 1929 |
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| Opening date | 1935 |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′S 148°59′E / 33.95°S 148.983°ECoordinates: 33°57′S 148°59′E / 33.95°S 148.983°E |
Wyangala Dam, the second water storage project to be constructed by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of N.S.W., is a large water storage facility located in the southwest slopes area of New South Wales, Australia. The dam is sited at the confluence of the Lachlan River and Abercrombie River. It is used for irrigation purposes and flood mitigation. It is the only dam on the Lachlan River system, which feeds the Murrumbidgee River, which in turn feeds the Murray River.
The project, constructed between 1929 and 1935, was one of the last dams in New South Wales which utilised a railway or tramway system for construction purposes[1].
The small settlement of Wyangala is located downriver of and adjacent to the dam. The next largest nearby town is Darbys Falls. The nearest large town is Cowra, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of the dam.
References
- ^ The Construction Railways of Wyangla Dam Newland, John R. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, September;October, 1989 pp199-211;228-236
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