Warragamba Dam wall, reopened in 2009 for public viewing after extensive works completed.
Dam statistics
Height: 142 m
Length: 351 m
Thickness at top: 8.5 m
Thickness at base: 104 m
Width of central spillway: 94.5 m
Width of auxiliary spillway (at mouth): 190 m
Length of auxiliary spillway: 700 m
Hydro-electric plant capacity: 50 MW
[edit]Lake Burragorang statistics
Available storage (when full): 2,027,000 ML (note: the lowest depths have recently become available for supply)
Total capacity (when full): 2,031,000 ML
Surface area: 75 km²
Length of lake: 52 km
Length of foreshores: 354 km
Deepest point: 105 m
Catchment area: 9051 km²
Average annual rainfall: 840 mm