Lake Burrendong

Lake Burrendong
A picnic area by the lake.
Location	New South Wales
Coordinates	32°40′S 149°8′E
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Macquarie River
Primary outflows	Macquarie River
Basin countries	Australia

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 water of the Macquarie River and the Cudgegong River flow into the lake, which, when full, has a capacity of approximately 1,189,000 megalitres. Purportedly, three and a half times as much water as Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour).

Further reading

• Kingsford, R.T. & Thomas, R. F. in press, The Macquarie Marshes in Arid Australia and its Waterbirds: a 50 Year History of Decline, in press, Environmental Management 19