| Burrendong Dam | |
|---|---|
 Lake Burrendong, New South Wales, Australia | |
  Location of the Burrendong Dam in New South Wales | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Wellington, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 32°40′4″S 149°6′25″E / 32.66778°S 149.10694°E |
| Purpose | Flood mitigation, irrigation, water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1958 |
| Opening date | 1967 |
| Owner(s) | State Water Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Macquarie River |
| Height | 76 metres (249 ft) |
| Length | 1,116 metres (3,661 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,188,000 megalitres (42,000×106 cu ft)[1] |
| Spillways | One |
| Spillway type | Gated concrete chute |
| Spillway capacity | 13,720 cubic metres per second (485,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Burrendong |
| Total capacity | 1,188 gigalitres (4.20×1010 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 13,886 square kilometres (5,361 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 8,900 hectares (22,000 acres) |
| Normal elevation | 344 metres (1,129 ft) AMSL |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | AGL Energy |
| Commission date | 1996 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Installed capacity | 19 megawatts (25,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 50.9 gigawatt-hours (183 TJ) |
| Website Burrendong Dam | |
Burrendong Dam is a rock-fill embankment major gated dam with a clay core across the Macquarie River upstream of Wellington in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, irrigation, water supply and hydro-electric power generation. The dam impounds Lake Burrendong and is filled by the waters from the Macquarie, and Cudgegong rivers as well as Meroo Creek.