Sydney water supply. No. 9, Proposed upper dam, Cordeaux River [cartographic material] : contour plan, sections, &c. / [drawn by] Public Works Department, Water Supply & Sewerage Branch
- Bib ID:
- 4937506
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- New South Wales. Royal Commission on Sydney Water Supply
- Scale:
- Scale [ca. 1:9,600] (E 150°46'/S 34°20').
- Printer:
- (Photolithographed by W.A. Gullick, Govt. Printer)
- Description:
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- Sydney : [Royal Commission on Sydney Water Supply, 1904]
- 1 map ; 44 x 76 cm., on sheet 54 x 82 cm., folded to 35 x 20 cm. + report.
- Full contents:
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- Inset map: Local sketch. Scale [ca. 1:253,440].
- Longitudinal section: Cordeaux River, cross section at site for dam, A-A. Scale [1:480], 40 feet to one inch natural.
- Biography/History:
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Cordeaux Dam is located on the Upper Nepean and stores the water of the Cordeaux River and other smaller streams. It was constructed as a curved dam with an unlined side spillway on the left abutment. It is 57 m height; 405 m long; and holds 93,640 megalitres. Construction began in 1918 and was completed in 1926.
- Notes:
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- Map of the catchment area for the proposed Cordeaux Dam, which is indicated by a red line. The catchment area is enclosed by Gondarrin Creek, Cordeaux River and Kembla Creek. The local sketch shows the general locality of the proposed dam, in particular, highlighting the boundary line of the Sydney Water Supply catchment area of 354 square miles.
- "Drawing No. 9"
- Map has been printed with the signature and date of completion by the cartographer or draftsman.
- Issued in: Sydney water supply : third and final report of the Royal Commission, together with minutes of evidence, plans, etc. Sydney : William Applegate Gullick, Govt. Printer, 1903-1904.
- "Printed ... 12 November, 1903"--Cover of report.
- All plans accompanying this report were published in 1904.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1902
- Other authors/contributors:
- Also Titled:
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- Title of map from contents list of report: Plan of proposed storage site on the upper Cordeaux River
- Proposed upper dam, Cordeaux River
- Related Records:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1904
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