Dams Safety NSW

Dam notification areas

Wyangala Dam

Only declared dams that Dams Safety NSW considers may be affected by mining have notification areas. Notification areas are published in the NSW State Government Gazette.

A notification area is an area that underlies or surrounds the wall of a declared dam. It is defined by straight lines joining a series of coordinates. Dams Safety NSW may declare an area of land around or near to a declared dam as a “notification area” under section 48 of the Dams Safety Act 2015.

Read more in our guideline about mining near declared dams.

NSW declared dam notification areas at April 2025

Declared damNotification area map and NSW Government gazettal
Aldridges Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 49 of 12 June 2015
Avon DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Bamarang DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Barden Ridge Lower DamNSW Government Gazette No 49 of 12 June 2015
Bayswater 2 MainNSW Government Gazette No 26 of 29 February 2008
Beardy Waters DamNSW Government Gazette No 569 of 5 November 2021
Ben Boyd DamNSW Government Gazette No 396 of 20 August 2021
Bendeela PondageNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Bengalla CW1NSW Government Gazette No 52 of 26 June 2015
Bengalla DW1NSW Government Gazette No 52 of 26 June 2015
Blackwood Pit TSFNSW Government Gazette No 88 of 9 August 2019
Bloomfield U Cut TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 13 August 2010
Blowering DamNSW Government Gazette No 67 of 25 February 2022
Boorowa DamNSW Government Gazette No 569 of 5 November 2021
Bootawa DamNSW Government Gazette No 603 of 26 November 2021
Borenore Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Bowra DamNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 20 May 2016
Brennan's Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Brogo DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Broughtons Pass WeirNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Broula King Gold Mine Tailings DamNSW Government Gazette No 137 of 18 October 2013
Bulga CHPP NSW Government Gazette No 117 of 24 September 2010
Bulga Mine WaterNSW Government Gazette No 31 of 24 September 2010
Bundanoon DamNSW Government Gazette No 67 of 25 February 2022
Burrendong DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Burrinjuck DamNSW NSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Cadia Tailings NSW Government Gazette No 135 of 17 December 2010
Cadia Southern TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 135 of 17 December 2010
Cadiangullong DamNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Camberwell Tailings No 2NSW Government Gazette No 26 of 29 February 2008
Captains Flat DamNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Carcoar DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Cascade No. 1, Cascade No. 2 & Cascade No. 3 DamsNSW Government Gazette No 55 of 23 May 1997
Cataract DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Cecil Park Basin 3ANSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Centennial Park Reservoir No. 1 & Centennial Park Reservoir No. 2NSW Government Gazette No 81 of 30 June 2000
Chaffey DamNSW NSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Chichester DamNSW Government Gazette No 591 of 19 November 2021
Chifley DamNSW Government Gazette No 396 of 20 August 2021
Clarrie Hall DamNSW Government Gazette No 54 of 18 February 2022
Coalcliff DamNSW Government Gazette No 55 of 23 May 1997
Cochrane DamNSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Colongra Creek AshNSW Government Gazette No 55 of 23 May 1997
Company DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Copeton DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022 
Cordeaux DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Cowal Southern Tailings and Cowal Northern TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 24 April 2014
Cowarra DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Cowarra Creek TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 16 December 2011
Crookwell DamNSW Government Gazette No 31 of 10 April 2015
CSA South TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 16 December 2011
Cumnock Tailings Storage Facility and Cumnock Tailings Storage Facility No. 3NSW Government Gazette No 52 of 26 June 2015
Danjerra DamNSW Government Gazette No 629 of 10 December 2021
Dargues Reef Gold Project TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 135 of 28 December 2012
Dartbrook Mine WaterNSW Government Gazette No 66 of 6 June 2008
Deep Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Delegate Retarding BasinNSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Dover Heights ReservoirNSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Drayton Water Supply DamNSW Government Gazette No 40 of 4 April 2008
Dumaresq DamNSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Dungowan DamNSW NSW Government Gazette No 54 of 18 February 2022
Duralie Coal Mine Water, Duralie Coal Auxiliary Dam No.1 and Duralie Coal Auxiliary Dam No.2NSW Government Gazette No 65 of 31 May 2013
Elura Tailings DamNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 4 April 2025
Emigrant Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Eraring Ash DamNSW Government Gazette No 25 of 13 February 1998
Eraring Attemperating Cooling WaterNSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Eucumbene DamNSW Government Gazette No 603 of 26 November 2021
Fitzroy Falls DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Fountaindale DamNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 16 December 2011
Geehi DamNSW Government Gazette No 603 of 26 November 2021
Glenbawn DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Glennies Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Glenquarry Cut Control StructureNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Googong DamNSW Government Gazette No 591 of 19 November 2021
Gosling Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Grahamstown DamNSW Government Gazette No 66 of 6 June 2008
Greaves Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Guthega DamNSW Government Gazette No 624 of 3 December 2021
Hera TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 124 of 23 November 2012
Hillgrove Tailings No.1, Hillgrove Tailings No.2, Hillgrove EleanoraNSW Government Gazette No 35 of 8 April 2011
Hume DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Humphries Creek and Humphries Creek TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 117 of 24 September 2010
Hunter Valley Operations Lake JamesNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 24 April 2014
Jindabyne DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Jounama DamNSW Government Gazette No 96 of 11 March 2022
Junction Reef DamNSW Government Gazette No 117 of 24 September 2010
Kalingo DamNSW Government Gazette No 26 of 29 February 2008
Kangaroo Pipeline Control StructureNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Karangi DamNSW Government Gazette No 494 of 1 October 2021
Keepit DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Kentucky Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 67 of 25 February 2022
Khancoban DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Killara ReservoirNSW Government Gazette No 600 of 19 November 2021
Lake Canobolas DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Lake Endeavour DamNSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Lake Ettamogah Winter StorageNSW Government Gazette No 67 of 25 February 2022
Lake Inverell DamNSW Government Gazette No 591 of 19 November 2021
Lake Medlow DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Lake Parramatta DamNSW Government Gazette No 442 of 23 September 2022
Lake Rowlands DamNSW Government Gazette No 442 of 10 September 2021
Leewood PondsNSW Government Gazette No 61 of 4 July 2014
Bayswater Ash, Bayswater Brine Decant, Bayswater Cooling Makeup, Liddell Ash Disposal, Liddell Cooling Water & Liddell Water SupplyNSW Government Gazette No 13 of 4 February 1998
Lithgow No.2 DamNSW Government Gazette No 603 of 26 November 2021
Lostock DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Lyell (Lilyvale) DamNSW Government Gazette No 569 of 5 November 2021
Malpas DamNSW Government Gazette No 396 of 20 August 2021
Mangrove CreekNSW Government Gazette No 442 of 10 September 2021
Manly and Warringah ReservoirNSW Government Gazette No 67 of 25 February 2022
Mannering Creek AshNSW Government Gazette No 73 of 4 July 1997
Mardi DamNSW Government Gazette No 442 of 10 September 2021
Maroubra ReservoirNSW Government Gazette No 96 of 11 March 2022
Medway DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Menindee Lakes StorageNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Mineral Hill Tailings and Mineral Hill Southern TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 65 of 31 May 2013
Molong Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 428 of 3 September 2021
Moore Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 569 of 5 November 2021
Mount Annan Wetland No.1NSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Mount Arthur North EnvironmentalNSW Government Gazette No 66 of 6 June 2008
Mount Arthur Tailings Storage FacilityNSW Government Gazette No 128 of 12 November 2010
Mount Owen Rail Loop TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 13 August 2010
Mount Pleasant Environmental Dam 3NSW Government Gazette No 81 of 21 July 2017
Mount Pleasant Mine WaterNSW Government Gazette No 81 of 21 July 2017
Mount Pleasant TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 81 of 21 July 2017
Mount Thorley Abbey Green South Tailings and Mount Thorley Central Ramp TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 66 of 6 June 2008
Mount Thorley South Out of Pit WaterNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 20 May 2016
Murrurundi DamNSW Government Gazette No 15 of 26 February 2016
Narrabri Brine Water DamNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 4 April 2025
Narrabri Coal Rail Loop DamsNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 4 April 2025
Nepean DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Newstan Southern REA Main TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 40 of 4 April 2008
Northparkes Tailings, Northparkes Tailings Dam 2, Northparkes E27 - Estcourt Tailings and Northparkes Rosedale Tailings Storage FacilityNSW Government Gazette No 99 of 7 November 2014
Oak Flats ReservoirNSW Government Gazette No 82 of 4 July 2008
Oberon DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Pasminco Broken Hill Site D TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 110 of 29 September 2017
Peak Gold Mine TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 20 May 2016
Pejar DamNSW Government Gazette No 591 of 19 November 2021
Petrochilos DamNSW Government Gazette No 117 of 24 September 2010
Pindari DamNSW NSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Plashett DamNSW Government Gazette No 88 of 8 August 1997
Port Macquarie DamNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Porters Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Prospect DamNSW NSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Quipolly DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Ravensworth Mine In-pit StorageNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 4 April 2025
Ravensworth Void 4 East Tailings (Saddle Dam)NSW Government Gazette No 127 of 4 April 2025
Ravensworth Void 5 Ash DamNSW Government Gazette No 281 of 11 July 2025
Redbank Dam 13NSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Riverview Void In-pit Water StorageNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 20 May 2016
Rocky Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Rydal DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Rylstone DamNSW Government Gazette No 569 of 5 November 2021
Sawyers Swamp Creek AshNSW Government Gazette No 55 of 23 May 1997
SE Tailings StorageNSW Government Gazette No 49 of 30 May 2014
Shannon Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 457 of 17 September 2021
Sooley DamNSW Government Gazette No 591 of 19 November 2021
Split Rock DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Spring Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Springvale Reject Emplacement AreaNSW Government Gazette No 52 of 26 June 2015
Stephens Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 569 of 5 November 2021
Steuart McIntyre DamNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Stockton Borehole TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 119 of 7 November 1997
Suma Park DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Talbingo DamNSW Government Gazette No 96 of 11 March 2022
Tallong Railway NSW Government Gazette No 55 of 23 May 1997
Tallowa DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Tantangra DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Tenterfield Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 54 of 18 February 2022
Thompsons Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 569 of 5 November 2021
Thornleigh ReservoirNSW Government Gazette No 96 of 11 March 2022
Tilba DamNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Timor DamNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 20 May 2016
Tomingley Residue Storage FacilityNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 4 April 2025
Tomingley Residue Storage Facility 2NSW Government Gazette No 127 of 4 April 2025
Tooma DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Toonumbar DamNSW Government Gazette No 643 of 17 December 2021
Tritton TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 119 of 24 December 2015
Tumbarumba DamNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 20 May 2016
Tumut PondNSW Government Gazette No 96 of 11 March 2022
Tumut 2NSW Government Gazette No 96 of 11 March 2022
Tumut 3NSW Government Gazette No 96 of 11 March 2022
Umberumberka DamNSW Government Gazette No 569 of 5 November 2021
Upper Cordeaux DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Upper Mooney DamNSW Government Gazette No 442 of 10 September 2021
Upper Rodds Creek DamNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 24 April 2014
Vales Point Ash No.2NSW Government Gazette No 22 of 6 February 1998
Wallerawang DamNSW Government Gazette No 591 of 19 November 2021
Wambo TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 161 of 3 October 2003
Wambo Hunter Pit TailsNSW Government Gazette No 31 of 10 April 2015
Wambo South Water DamNSW Government Gazette No 135 of 28 December 2012
Warkworth North Pit TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 69 of 13 July 2018
Warragamba DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Waverley Reservoir WS133NSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Wentworth Falls Lake DamNSW Government Gazette No 428 of 3 September 2021
Wilpinjong Tailings Dam 2NSW Government Gazette No 26 of 29 February 2008
Winburndale DamNSW Government Gazette No 100 of 22 August 2008
Windamere DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Wingecarribee DamNSW NSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Wollondilly Washery 1NSW Government Gazette No 53 of 30 April 1999
Wonawinta TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 135 of 28 December 2012
Woodford DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Woodlawn Mine Evaporation No. 1, Woodlawn Mine Evaporation No. 2, Woodlawn North Tailings, Woodlawn South Tailings and Woodlawn West TailingsNSW Government Gazette No 65 of 31 May 2013
Woolgoolga DamNSW Government Gazette No 39 of 20 May 2016
Woronora DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Wyangala DamNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Wyoming Central DamNSW Government Gazette No 127 of 4 April 2025
Yarrawonga WeirNSW Government Gazette No 279 of 1 July 2022
Yass DamNSW Government Gazette No 67 of 25 February 2022
Yellow Pinch DamNSW Government Gazette No 396 of 20 August 2021