Burrendong Dam is a Rock-fill dam across the Macquarie River upstream of Wellington in New South Wales, Australia. Scrivener Dam, Canberra Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam (a common Teutonic word, compare to Dutch dam, Swedish and German damm, and the Gothic verb faurdammjan, to block up) is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow... The Macquarie River is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales. ... Wellington is a town and Local Government Area located at the junction of the Macquarie River and Bell River in inland New South Wales, Australia. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

The dam impounds Lake Burrendong and is filled by the waters from the Macquarie and Cudgegong rivers. Lake Burrendong is the name of the impoundment created by Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River in the central west of New South Wales. ... The Macquarie River is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales. ... The Cudgegong River is a tributary of the Macquarie River in New South Wales. ...

The dam was constructed in 1967 to provide flood mitigation. A small quantity of electricity is generated from the flow of the water leaving Burrendong Dam. On 9 February 1999, the Premier of New South Wales the Honorable Bob Carr, officially opened the hydroelectricity station, owned by Power Facilities Pty Limited. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Electricity is a property of certain subatomic particles (e. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... List of Premiers of New South Wales Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... Hon Bob Carr Robert John Carr (born 1947) has been the premier of the Australian state of New South Wales since 1995. ... Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is a form of hydropower, (i. ...