Burrinjuck Dam

Highlights

  • Explore a heritage-listed engineering marvel from pre-WWI
  • Enjoy water sports, bushwalks & birdwatching in 75ha of nature
  • Just 60km from Yass on the scenic Murrumbidgee River

Overview

The Burrinjuck Dam is heritage-listed and was built for irrigation in NSW before World War I and helped drive the economic development of the Riverina as a major food producing region. Tourists and locals now enjoy the dam for water sports, bushwalking, birdwatching, and picnicking in 75 hectares of natural beauty. on the headwaters of the Murrumbidgee River, just 60 kms from the Yass Township. With construction taking over more than 20 years…

The Burrinjuck Dam is heritage-listed and was built for irrigation in NSW before World War I and helped drive the economic development of the Riverina as a major food producing region.

Tourists and locals now enjoy the dam for water sports, bushwalking, birdwatching, and picnicking in 75 hectares of natural beauty. on the headwaters of the Murrumbidgee River, just 60 kms from the Yass Township.

With construction taking over more than 20 years to complete, Burrinjuck Dam remains one of the world’s largest irrigation dams, an engineering feat that provides water to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area for crops, river flows as well as town supplies.

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Location

259 Comur Street Yass NSW 2582 Australia

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Location - 259 Comur Street Yass NSW 2582 Australia

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Accessibility

Disabled access available, contact operator for details.