Fitzroy Canal is a part of an imaginative Hydro Electric scheme developed by the N.S.W. Water Board and Electricity Commission. The Scheme which commenced in the mid 70s is designed to augment water supply to Sydney and the South Coast and also provide electricity generation. It was designed and built under the supervision of the Snowy Mountains Engineering Authority. The Shoalhaven and Kangaroo Valley rivers were dammed at their junction by the Tallowa Dam. Water then backed up the Kangaroo River, now known as Lake Yarrunga and is pumped into Bendeela Pondage, from where it is further pumped up the Kangaroo Tunnel to the Surge Tank on top of the escarpment. From here it flows through the Kangaroo Pipeline to the Fitzroy Canal into the Fitzroy Falls Reservoir. The electric pumps use Off Peak power to lift the water up and the reverse flow generates power into the grid during Peak Demand periods. Water from Fitzroy Falls Reservoir can flow all the way to Sydney residents through canals, tunnels and pipes and via the Wigecarribee River and Reservoir, also the Wollondilly River to Lake Burragorang dammed at Warragamba.
The cache is not in a dangerous area. You do not need to climb over the fence or bridge railing.
Congratulations for FTF to NationalSteel and Chalk!, persistence pays off in the end!
PLEASE BE SURE TO REPLACE THE CACHE SECURELY WE DONT WANT IT MUGGLED AGAIN