Lake Burrendong
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Lake Burrendong is the name of the impoundment created by Burrendong Dam
on the Macquarie River in the central west of New South Wales
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The water of the Macquarie River and the Cudgegong River
flow into the lake, which, when full, has a capacity of approximately 1,189,000 megalitres. Purportedly, three and a half times as much water as Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour)
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Burrendong Dam
Burrendong Dam is a Rock-fill dam with a clay core across the Macquarie River upstream of Wellington in New South Wales, Australia.The dam impounds Lake Burrendong and is filled by the waters from the Macquarie and Cudgegong rivers....
on the Macquarie River in the central west of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
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The water of the Macquarie River and the Cudgegong River
Cudgegong River
The Cudgegong River is a tributary of the Macquarie River in New South Wales. It rises near Rylstone and flows generally north-west past Mudgee it flows past the edge of Gulgong and then into Lake Burrendong which is created by Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River. Windamere Dam on the Cudgegong...
flow into the lake, which, when full, has a capacity of approximately 1,189,000 megalitres. Purportedly, three and a half times as much water as Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour)
Port Jackson
Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. It is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge...
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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