What is Burrendong Dam?
{{Infobox lake | lake_name = Lake Burrendong | image_lake = Lake_Burrendong.jpg | caption_lake = A picnic area by the lake. | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry= | location = Near [[Wellington, New South Wales|Wellington]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] | coords = {{coord|32|40|4|S|149|6|25|E|region:AU_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} | type = [[Man-made reservoir|reservoir]] | inflow = [[Macquarie River]], [[Cudgegong River]] and Meroo Creek | outflow = [[Macquarie River]] | catchment = {{convert|13900|km2}} | basin_countries = Australia | date-built = {{Start date|1967}} <!-- For man-made and other recent lakes --> | date-flooded = | length = {{convert|1113|m}} | width = | area = {{convert|8900|ha}} | depth = {{convert|57|m}} | max-depth = {{convert|344|m}} | volume = {{convert|6345|m3}} | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|344|m}} [[Height above mean sea level|AMSL]] | reference = <ref name=statewater /><ref name=ancold /> }} The '''Burrendong Dam''' is a major [[dam]] on the [[Macquarie River]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is upriver of [[Wellington, New South Wales|Wellington]] in the central west region. It is an [[embankment dam|embankment]] style gated dam. The wall is filled with rock and has a clay core. The dam was built and is used for [[flood mitigation]], [[irrigation]], [[water supply]] and [[hydroelectricity|hydro-electric]] power generation. The dam creates [[Lake Burrendong]] and is filled by the Macquarie and [[Cudgegong River|Cudgegong]] rivers and Meroo Creek. The lake formed by the dam, named '''Lake Burrendong''', is popular for [[fishing]] and general [[tourism]].<ref name=swf>{{cite web|url=http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/Burrendong.htm|title=Lake Burrendong - Wellington / Mumbil, NSW|work=Sweetwater Fishing|publisher=Sweetwater Fishing Austr