Can you kayak on Grahamstown Dam?
Grahamstown Dam is the Lower Hunter’s largest drinking water supply dam and provides about 40 per cent of the water to the region. As has previously been the case, public access for activities such as boating, fishing, swimming and camping are not permitted on the Dam.
Can you swim in Grahamstown Dam?
No swimming or entering the waters. No boating or fishing.
How much water is in the Grahamstown Dam?
182,000 million litres
Grahamstown Dam is the Hunter’s largest drinking water storage, holding up to 182,000 million litres of water. It provides around half of the drinking water used by Hunter Water’s customers on an ongoing basis.
Where does Maitland water supply come from?
Water from Chichester Dam receives some treatment onsite and is then transported via a gravity pipe to Dungog, where it is further treated at the Dungog Water Treatment Plant. Approximately half of the flow from Chichester is supplied to Maitland, Cessnock and Beresfield areas.
Where Does Newcastle get water?
Much of the water in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley comes from the Paterson and Allyn Rivers. A large catchment collects water from the river as it passes through the Barrington Tops National Park and the Chichester State Forest.
When was Seaham Weir built?
Seaham Weir was constructed on the Williams River in 1967 to improve the yield of the Grahamstown Water Supply Scheme, with addition of the mechanical gates commencing in the late 1970’s and commissioned in the early 1980’s. Hunter Water extracts water from Seaham Weir Pool for storage in Grahamstown Dam.
Can you walk around Grahamstown Dam?
To protect drinking water quality, public access is not permitted onto Grahamstown Dam or its catchment, but there is an adjacent picnic facility that is open to the community.
Where does Lake Macquarie get its water from?
Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney Harbour and is one of the largest salt water lagoons in the Southern Hemisphere….Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)
| Lake Macquarie | |
|---|---|
| Primary inflows | Cockle Creek, Dora Creek |
| Primary outflows | Tasman Sea |
| Catchment area | 604.4 km2 (233.4 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Australia |
What is the level of glenbawn dam?
Regional NSW dams and valleys
| Storage (recorded date) | Storage Capacity (ML) | Percent Full % |
|---|---|---|
| Carcoar Dam Mon Nov 15 2021 | 35,917 | 93.5 |
| Chaffey Dam Mon Nov 15 2021 | 100,509 | 101.0 |
| Copeton Dam Mon Nov 15 2021 | 1,345,510 | 89.0 |
| Glenbawn Dam Mon Nov 15 2021 | 748,827 | 69.7 |
What percentage is glenbawn dam?
Regional NSW dams and valleys
| Storage (recorded date) | Storage Capacity (ML) | Percent Full % |
|---|---|---|
| Glenbawn Dam Sat Nov 20 2021 | 748,827 | 70.0 |
| Glennies Creek Dam Sat Nov 20 2021 | 282,303 | 59.8 |
| Hume Dam Sat Nov 20 2021 | 2,982,000 | 98.2 |
| Keepit Dam Sat Nov 20 2021 | 418,950 | 99.9 |
What type of dam is Chichester Dam?
minor concrete gravity dam
Chichester Dam was constructed between 1915 and 1926 and is a minor concrete gravity dam, upstream of Dungog, in the Hunter Region. One of the Hunter’s most important freshwater storage facilities contributing about 35 percent of the Lower Hunter’s potable water supply.