Wingecarribee Reservoir
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 33 '25 " S , 150 ° 29' 46" O | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | -1974 | ||||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 19 m | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 1 140 m | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 668 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 5.9 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 3 km | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 1.8 km | ||||||||
| Storage space | 24.13 million m³ | ||||||||
The Wingecarribee Reservoir is a reservoir southwest of Wollongong in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales in the coastal mountains. The lake is fed by the Wingecarribee Swamp and through a system of canals and tunnels from the Fitzroy Falls Reservoir and is used to generate energy for the greater Wollongong area. The Wingecarribee River drains off at its northwestern end .
The water from the Wingecarribee Reservoir is normally fed via the Wingecarribee River to the Wollondilly River and Lake Burragorang , where it is used for Sydney's water supply . But there is also the possibility of draining water from the reservoir through a system of rock cuts and tunnels - called the Glenquarry Cut - to Lake Nepean .
The settlement of Burrawang is located approx. 1.5 km from the south-western tip of the lake.
The Illawarra Highway passes south of the reservoir.
Web links and sources
- Wingecarribee Reservoir - NSW . ExplorOz.com
- Map of Wingecarribee Reservoir, NSW . Bonzle.com
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing Pty. Ltd. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 35