When was the last time Warragamba Dam was full?
Drought has severely depleted the level of the dam at times: on 8 February 2007 it recorded an all-time low of 32.5% of capacity. On 2 March 2012, it overflowed for the first time in fourteen years. It overflowed again in 2016 and in March 2021.
How much water is coming out of the Warragamba Dam?
Warragamba Dam spillway is currently releasing water at a rate of 450 gigalitres per day (GL/day) and that rate could increase as inflows to the dam storage continue to rise. (By comparison Sydney harbour is estimated to hold 500 GL).
How many times has Warragamba Dam overflowed?
Since it was completed in 1960, the dam has spilled nearly 50 times.
What does the word warragamba mean?
Warragamba is a town in New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. Located on the eastern edge of the Blue Mountains, Warragamba is one and a half hour’s drive west of Sydney. The name Warragamba comes from the aboriginal words Warra and Gamba meaning ‘water running over rocks’.
How full is warragamba at the moment?
Total
| Storage (recorded date) | Warragamba Dam Saturday 30 October | Cordeaux Dam Saturday 30 October |
|---|---|---|
| Storage Capacity (ML) | 2,027,000 | 93,640 |
| Current Volume (ML) | 1,959,454 | 86,207 |
| Percent Full % | 96.7 | 92.1 |
| Net Change in past week % | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Is the Warragamba Dam spilling?
Warragamba Dam is spilling a Sydney Harbour’s worth of water each day into the already swollen Sydney basin.
Is Warragamba Dam safe?
Safety Management of Warragamba Dam Hence WaterNSW dams are designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in a safe manner that complies with regulatory requirements and appropriate industry good practice.
Why is Warragamba Dam so important?
How the dam works. Warragamba Dam supplies water to more than 5 million people living in Sydney and the lower Blue Mountains. The best quality water is selected and drawn through screens on three outlets in the upstream face of the dam.
What LGA is warragamba in?
Wollondilly Shire
Warragamba, New South Wales
| Warragamba New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,241 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2752 |
| LGA(s) | Wollondilly Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Wollondilly |
Can you kayak in Warragamba Dam?
Entry is not allowed to the land along the Warragamba Pipelines and Upper Canal, and the land at Warragamba protecting the water supply infrastructure. Permitted activities in Special Areas – restricted access include walking, camping, fishing, swimming and non-powered boating.
What was the capacity of Warragamba Dam on Sunday?
More than 363,681 megalitres flowed into Warragamba Dam alone on Sunday as the dam rose from 43.8% to 61.8% of capacity. Across all of Sydney’s catchments, 512,452 megalitres poured in.
How much rain has fallen in the Warragamba Catchment?
Average rainfall of 60mm has fallen in the Warragamba catchment over the past two days, with some places seeing more than 100mm. The rain was triggered by a near-stationary trough off the New South Wales coast, which was being fed by moist northeasterly winds from the Tasman Sea.
When was the highest dam level in Sydney?
Sydney’s dam levels were as high as 96% in April 2017, but slumped as one of the country’s longest droughts hit.
When was the most rain in Sydney Australia?
In Sydney, the 391.66mm of rain over the four days from Friday to Monday was the most since February 1990, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.