Cascade Dams
There are three dams built on the Cascade Creek, near Katoomba, known as Cascade numbers 1,2 and 3. The Middle Dam was first, completed in 1908. It is 15 metres tall; 105 m long; and holds 160 megalitres. The Lower Cascade Dam is an earthfill embankment dam with a central concrete core which was completed in 1926. It is 26 m high; 128 m long; and holds 320 megalitres. The Upper Cascade Dam is another earthfill embankment dam, built in 1938. It is 30 m high; 247 m long; and it holds 1,700 megalitres.
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