Burrendong Dam

Burrendong Dam

Burrendong Dam is a Rock-fill dam across the Macquarie River upstream of Wellington in New South Wales, Australia.

The dam impounds Lake Burrendong and is filled by the waters from the Macquarie and Cudgegong rivers.

The dam was constructed in 1967 to provide flood mitigation. A small quantity of electricity is generated from the flow of the water leaving Burrendong Dam. On 9 February 1999, the Premier of New South Wales the Honorable Bob Carr, officially opened the hydroelectricity station, owned by Power Facilities Pty Limited.

The current water level of Lake Burrendong is available at the NSW Government's [http://www.waterinfo.nsw.gov.au/sr/Burrendong.html WaterInfo] site


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