Warragamba Dam is spilling at up to 35 gigalitres a day after heavy rains inundated Sydney this week. #warragamba #dam #warragambadam #sydney #rain | 7NEWS Sydney

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HISTORIC SNAPSHOT ~ The construction of Warragamba Dam. From 1948 until 1960 about 1,800 people from about 30 nationalities worked three shifts a day, seven days a week, to build Warragamba Dam. It was a major engineering feat of the mid 20th Century. Workers removed more than 2,300,000 tonnes of sandstone from the site. Concrete was mixed on site using 305,000 tonnes of cement and 2,500,000 tonnes of sand and gravel. Produced by TVU © WaterNSW. #FAIRMG #BCBMGM | Ask Roz Blue Mountains

Warragamba Dam has spilled over for the first time in four years. The state's recent rain boosted the city's dams by around 12% in just one week. However, level 1 water restrictions will stay in place until December when they'll be reconsidered. www.7NEWS.com.au #WarragambaDam #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney