Warragamba Dam

Did someone say Warragamba Dam is spilling?  Let's go see it!  I haven't been to Warragamba Dam in probably forty years, so it was definitely time!

First stop was Burragorang Lookout.  Unfortunately it was still cloudy in the river valley.

Burragorang Lookout

Burragorang Lookout

Then onto the dam.  We parked up the top then wandered down.

Valves

Back of Warragamba Dam

Back of Warragamba Dam

Back of Warragamba Dam

Top of Warragamba Dam

Top of Warragamba Dam

Top of Warragamba Dam

Cutting in the Sydney sandstone

Warragamba Dam spillway

Once you cross the spillway you can walk All The Way down in front of the dam

Warragamba Dam

Warragamba Dam

This is about a good a view as you can get of it spilling

Warragamba Dam

Warragamba Dam

Warragamba Dam

This is all that's left of the suspension bridge

Old suspension bridge

The spillway from the eastern side

Warragamba Dam spillway

Top of the spillway

You can go part way onto the top of the dam wall, but then it's blocked off

Lake Burragorang

Top of Warragamba Dam

View from the top of Warragamba Dam

View from the top of Warragamba Dam

Crane on Warragamba Dam

Red dragonfly

After a spot of lunch we headed out to the Eighteenth Street lookout.  But you don't really get a very good view of the dam from there.

Warragamba Dam from Eighteenth Street lookout

Warragamba Dam spillway from Eighteenth Street lookout

Warragamba Dam from Eighteenth Street lookout