Windamere Dam

Description of Dam

  • Asset type - Minor ungated dam
  • Spillway type - Uncontrolled unlined rock cutting
  • Spillway capacity is 430,000ML/day 
  • Dam type - Rock fill with clay core
  • When commissioned - 1984
  • GPS Latitude is 32.45.396
  • GPS Longitude is 149.45.058
  • Storage Capacity is 368,120ML
  • Surface area is 2,030hectares
  • Catchment Capacity is 1,070km2
  • Water Depth is 58metres
  • Outlet Capacity is 2,333ML/Day
  • Crest Length is 825metres
  • Dam Height is 67metres
  • Power Station potential 2MW

Location of Dam

  • Central Customer Service Area
  • Macquarie Valley, on the Cudgegong River 
  • 30kms upstream from Mudgee and 19kms South-Wast of Rylstone
  • Nearest town is  Mudgee

Current Usage

  • Water Conservation
  • Town Water Supply
  • Stock and Domestic Supply
  • Irrigation  

Further Information