Lake Medlow and Greaves Creek Dams
The Lake Medlow and Greaves Creek Dams were built on the Adams and Greaves Creeks respectively. Lake Medlow Dam was the first concrete thin arch, high stress dam built in New South Wales, and is one of the thinnest dams in the world. It is 20 m high; 38 m long; and holds 300 megalitres. Greaves Creek Dam is also a concrete arch dam, it was completed in 1942. It is 19 m high; 67 m long; and holds 310 megalitres. Sydney Water have decommissioned the Greaves Creek Treatment Plant.
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