Water for Life - Bomaderry Creek Reg. Park, NSW, Australia
S 34° 50.705 E 150° 35.407
56H E 279657 N 6141487
Water is IMPORTANT to the beginnings of any town, and in the valley below this sign was Bomaderry's supply behind the weir.
Waymark Code: WMY8E4
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 05/09/2018
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The broad metal sign is on a pipe railing, above the Bomaderry Creek valley, in the Bomaderry Creek Regional Park. The sign reads:
Water for Life
"Below you is Bomaderry Weir, completed in 1938. The weir provided Bomaderry's first permanent water supply. Its role as a water supply came to an end when the pipeline you can see beyond the weir was installed, bringing water from the Shoalhaven River. Subsequently, the weir became a popular swimming hole.
"Unfortunately the weir prevented Australian bass and other fish from swimming upstream. In 1998 NSW Fisheries and Shoalhaven City Council removed a small section of the wall to created a 'fishway'. They left the rest standing as a reminder of its history."
Superimposed over a photo of the weir wall are the following facts:
Fishing bats hunt at night for insects on the creek surface
The Fishway allows fish to travel up and downstream
Visited: 1457, Sunday, 1 October, 2017