Lake Burrendong at 8.8 per cent capacity as drought hits hard

Daniel Shirkie
Updated February 18 2019 - 2:56pm, first published 10:15am
PARCHED: An early morning photo of Burrendong Dam showing just how drought-stricken the region is. Photo: PETER ALLEN
PARCHED: An early morning photo of Burrendong Dam showing just how drought-stricken the region is. Photo: PETER ALLEN

One of the Central West's largest dam systems is at single-digit storage levels as Orange City Council lauded its water-harvesting methods in the face of the ongoing drought.

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Daniel Shirkie

Daniel Shirkie

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