Warragamba Dam

Warragamba Dam

Warragamba Dam supplies Sydney with most of its drinking water and is worth visiting if only to find out where all of your water comes from. 

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Water Tower

A water tower located just before the main entrance is of a unique design and is worth a quick stop to have a look at.  It would look even better if a local artist decorated it with a mural.

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Workers Memorial

In the car park, you will pass a memorial to all of the workers killed during its construction. It is a tragedy that so many died in a workplace, something that would not be acceptable today.

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Also in the car park is an uptake valve that was originally used to transfer water into the pipelines.  Its size gives to some understanding of the large scale engineering that was done here.

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Warragamba Dam

A great piece of civil engineering, the dam wall can be viewed from the Visitors’ Centre, where a viewing platform has been erected. From here you also get a great view over the surrounding bush land and can see the dam’s water level. The centre has a full history of its construction and design, detailing the geology and civil engineering that went into it.  You can only walk over the wall on the weekends. 

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An additional viewing platform opposite the dam wall is located in the town. This provides a different view of the dam wall and is worth the small trip for the view.

Located in the town of Warragamba is as additional viewing platform, which is opposite the dam wall. This provides a different view of the dam wall and is worth the small trip for the view.

An interesting place to visit if you like to see civil engineering projects, or want to learn about Sydney’s water supply