Dam Aggregate Warragamba, New South Wales, Australia
By prospector27 on 11-Dec-09. Waypoint GC21Y48

too many muggles

sorry guys, meant to disable this one, Dam Staff informed me it was muggled. Will fix asap

Cache is not there. This has been verified by local cacher we met there.

TFTC.

Been meaning to wander up this way for a while, and had the excuse today.
Tis a really nice picnic and recreational area they've now made, and that big water holding device is pretty snazzy too!
TFTC

0:00 pm - Took: nothing
Left: nothing
TB: none in the cache

Thank you for bringing us to this lovely spot.

Just Visiting with some TB as this is the closest cache to home

TYFC.

Nice spot:) S/L. Left travel bug

Sneaky and witty. We came close to closing. No-one around saw suspicious loiterers no-where near the attraction that this park caters for TFTC

Found with TeamBooo thanks

Second One

this was our First one found by my 8yr old daughter who got very excited!

found this one with on problems, it was a nice evening to take a drive through the country side. TFTH

Thank you so much for this cache. Been coming here my whole life (grandparents in the area) but never knew this spot was here! The central display at the nearby information center was AMAZING (okay, I spent more time playing with that that searching for the cache). Excellent cache!

Too many kids on bikes around to look for this without looking too suspicious to their parents. Might come back out of school holidays.

Found while attending a friends party.

Had to wait for the gardener to move on, but the rest was needed after cycling from Campbelltown, Thanks

Havn't been here in so long and first visit to the area for our geoson who is currently doing a school project on the dam. Just a few mugglers around picnicing and what a beautiful day for it! SL TFTC

The hint assisted greatly in getting a quick find. A few mugglers around on Sunday so some stealth and interest in the item at hand was required. SL TFTC

12.30pm. This is now a great place to visit. Excellent lookout over the dam and a special visitors centre.

Easy find with no one around at the time.

Thank you.  David & Noeline.

Very quiet up there this morning. I hadn't been up into this section of the picnic ground for over 15 years. They've done a bloody good job of the grounds up there. As we got there, we saw what looked to be an Aermacchi jet, do a pass over with a couple of loops through the sky.
We found the cache very easily, as it didnt seem to be covered very well at all. Signed log, replaced the container, with an extra rock in front, for more camo.
Word of warning too. Watch security up there, as they're very quick to pounce on you if you havent parked in the appropriate spot. Even if you are there for a very short period. TFTC.

Went out to Warragamba Dam for the 50th Anniversary day (learnt some great history) and the local town Fair. Took the time to find a couple of caches (this & Spilway Lookout). How open is this one. TFTC, TNLN.

Canada Micro V2 Geocoin (ref = TB1YT3Q) was dropped here on 6 Apr 2010 by Pip & Robbie. It obviously went missing when the cache was muggled. Needs to be declared missing by the cache owner.

No log in bag put new one in TFTC

WanderingAus wandered by on day 140 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, returning to Warragamba Dam for the first time since 1984. Back then we did a tour INSIDE THE DAM WALL, doesn't seem to be on now, but the new visitor's centre is quite impressive.

After doing the lookout and visitor's centre bit I fired up the gpsr, walked along for all of 86 metres, and made a very quick and easy GAFF 0 find.

My find No 3107, TNLNSL. Canada Micro V2 Geocoin (ref = TB1YT3Q) obviously went missing when the cache was muggled.

*Recommended* *Overall Experience: 3*

T4TH prospector27
Keith

Rated: for Overall Experience

Checked again today whilst upgrading "Spillway Lookout" still there.............

up and running again peeps !

cache will be online again tommorrow (17/9/2010) for those who have anticipated the return. Sorry re the delays have other pressing matters was attending. We are all human.............

With the 50th anniversary less then a month away any chance of some action soon?

We had a look anyway as we had come down here to revisit the Dam, but looks like it still has not been replaced. This place is just amazing and don't forget the Warragamba Dam 50th anniversary celebrations - Sunday 17 October 2010 http://www.sca.nsw.gov.au/dams-and-water/recreation/warragamba-dam/warragamba-dam-50th-anniversary-celebrations yues thats right 50 years ago it was finished.
I remember in late 2000 driving across the Dam wall as a group of Fire trucks heading over for a large HR with National Parks.
JABs.

Looked for this because we didn't know it had been disabled. Moved every rock which could move and the cache definitely isn't there. Thanks for bringing us here.

temp disabled untill i check out cache, shouldnt be more than 2-3 days

Had a good search for this one, found the likely hole in the rocks but no cache, suspected it had been muggled while looking at other aggregate cubes found the cache lid so had a look for contents but no luck. Had lunch in the park great spot it has changed alot. TFTC.

It was a lovely cool day to explore this revamped section of Haviland Park, with plenty of interesting plaques, displays, viewing platforms and a beautiful new visitor centre as well. When Pip was a young boy (1967 or so), his Father took him along when the CMF (Citizen Military Forces) visited the interior of the dam. All he can remember was going down in a lift into a wet inspection tunnel, and other areas that the public (at that time) weren't allowed access to. Hopefully the public will be allowed access to the dam again, once the upgrade to the flood gates is complete in 2012. Pip had also walked across the Warragamba Gorge suspension bridge that once spanned the Warragamba River on the downstream side of the dam. Evidently safety and security problems plagued the bridge, and after 2/3rds of the bridge was damaged in the Christmas 2001 bushfire, cost prohibited it's repair and it was demolished. TNLNSL. Thank you for the enjoyable and educational morning, the close up views of the dam, and for the cache prospector27!

Dropped: Canada Micro V2 Geocoin

the boy let me find this one (since hes found all the others so far !). we went to warragamba and although knew where the cache was couldnt get closer due to a few floating muggles so went and had a look at the viewing platforms and such before wandering back to the location and retrieving the cache. was SO cute ! took it over to the grass while we had our picnic and replaced it before leaving. Took the canadian mico coin and will move it on to our next cache find. its only been in NSW for a short time since Washington ! first coin find so VERY excited Would suggest going to this cache in LOW muggle periods. TFTC

Found with Alcan 4x4. Nice park.
T4TC
Chambos

tftc sl found with chambos

A nice easy find with the clue. TNLN. TFTC

Walking up to this one a bloke looked up, I said "Did you find it". He thought we were muggles but looked much releived when he knew we where there looking too.

Nice to meet Rama497 who had locate the cache, we both signed log and were off.

Tks ........ prospector27 ........ GazMag

I have not been out to the Dam for years. It has changed so much. Found this one and thought I had got sprung by some Muggels, but they where looking for it too. My first meeting of other Geocacher's. Nice to meet GazMag. I great day for visiting the dam.

I found it!

Garks was on the ball today! I seemed to be looking on the wrong side of the ____.TFTC

Found by the older boy fairly easily while we looked at the sign that details the history.

Great views from the lookout and the movie in the information centre is very interesting.
had cache in hand quickly.

TFTC

5:03pm
Was worried as we pulled up we would not get access, but due to daylight saving, we still had an hour. Easy find for the older of the girls as the youngest was still asleep.

Cheers

It's been a while since i've been here great to see it open again. Nice easy find on a quiet week day only a couple of muggles wandering around
.Thanks for bringing me back here,I think I'll be spending some more time with the family out here just like when I was a kid.

TN LN SL TFTC

Early morning, late afternoon or weekdays are best times to avoid muggles in this picnic area. Look for Berocca tube (black)

We're sure -like us- many of you who grew up in the Sydney region will remember coming here on School excursions, Sunday School picnic's and the like as kids.You will also be as impressed as we were with the updates!
TFTC prospector27, nice work.
RinRis

With the three geokids and Little Bub in tow we turned our Geocaching hunt into an educational experience, after finding and signing the cache we toured the area and the kids got to see the Dam for the first time.
Thanks prospector nicely done

Nabbed this one fairly quickly, but how on earth does it stay like that? Thanks again to Rags for taking me here!

Have not been up here in a long time and do agree with previous logs they have done a great job
with the renovations its looks great,in the future(1 in 700 year) could image water flowing over the
spillway what a speculator sight that would be.anyway with sightseeing done the cache was located
and signed easy done just had to wait for gap in muggles activity...TFTC .P27......

It was nice to revisit this area and see the changes and improvements they have produced to the area.
Good view of the dam. The last time we were here you were allowed to drive closer and walk across
the dam wall and there used to be a swing bridge across the gorge below the dam. TFTC.

TFTC great to see this area reopened. The amount of people you here saying how much it's changed was quite funny in the end. TNLN. Quite rainy today

[This entry was edited by brht on Friday, December 25, 2009 at 10:18:26 PM.]

Nice easy find at 4:50 on a drizzly Friday afternoon. Parked within 10 metres and soon had the cache in hand. Though not quite at the right height!?!

TNLNSL. TFTC.

FTF at 8:40am wow how this area has changed. They have really done an excellent job in creating this picnic area. I will have to bring the family out here for an outing. Very nice location for a cache. Thanks for bring me here prospector27. TNLN.

Beaten to a FTF by that worthy adversary, jkcourtz.
They have certainly changed the visitors areas around here. For the better!
A quick find, though it is amazing how many muggles are about, even on a Monday morning.
I think I dropped the pencil out of this one, could the next cacher please replace it for me, thanks.
Thanks for bringing me back here.

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