Fitzroy Falls Dam

Fitzroy Falls Dam, located in New South Wales, Australia, is part of the Shoalhaven Scheme, a complex of dams and pipelines that was completed in 1974. It consists of four separate earth and rockfill embankments located on the Yarrunga Creek upstream of Fitzroy Falls and about 16 km southeast of Moss Vale. The main embankment of 760 m3 is 14 m high and 1530 m in length. At 100% capacity, the dam wall holds back approximately 9950 ML of water, creating the impounded Fitzroy Falls Reservoir, which has a surface area of 522 ha, drawn from a catchment area of 31 km2. The spillway has a discharge capacity of 516 m3/s.

The 3030 m Wildes Meadow Canal connects the reservoir to the Burrawang Pumping Station. The 2830 m Burrawang Tunnel and 1000 m Canal join the pumping station to the Wingecarribee Reservoir.

The Fitzroy Falls Dam is connected to the Bendeela Pondage via the Bendeela Pumping and Power Station, allowing it to act as both a hydroelectric power source and a storage reservoir that can send water to the Tallowa Dam, which feeds the Wingecarribee and Warragamba.