- Source: Lake Burrendong
Lake Burrendong is a man-made reservoir created by Burrendong Dam. It impounds waters on the Macquarie and Cudgegong rivers, near Wellington, in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
The waters of the Macquarie and Cudgegong rivers and Meroo Creek flow into the man-made lake, which, when full, has a capacity of approximately 1,189,000 megalitres (42,000×10^6 cu ft). With a catchment area of 13,886 square kilometres (5,361 sq mi) and a surface area of 8,900 hectares (22,000 acres), Lake Burrendong is a popular recreation area for fishing and tourism.
History
In 2019 during a drought, the lake dried up and the former town that was inundated became visible again.
References
Further reading
Kingsford, R.T. & Thomas, R. F. in press, The Macquarie Marshes in Arid Australia and its Waterbirds: a 50 Year History of Decline, in press, Environmental Management 19
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Waduk
- Distrik pemilihan di New South Wales
- Lake Burrendong
- Burrendong Dam
- Cudgegong River
- State parks of New South Wales
- Macquarie River
- Protected areas of New South Wales
- Wellington, New South Wales
- Murray–Darling basin
- List of dams and reservoirs in Australia
- Stuart Town, New South Wales
