Umberumberka Reservoir, New South Wales, Australia
3.0 (10 reviews) Spent Ranking #15 in Silverton Bodies of Water
What happened to Umberumberka?
Let's turn time back... it's 1911 and this reservoir is being built... it's going to take three years to finish this build. The locals in Silverton and Broken Hill need water ... something has to be done. It's going to take a lot of men to complete this project... 500 were working on the reservoir ... around the area a settlement springs up... Umberumberka ... a school is needed... homes are built. A small town exists... a town that will continue to exist for decades. The sand of time shifts and now it's 2019... the Reservoir is still operating, but the town is long gone... you can see remnants of what once was. And if you head back into Silverton, you will see photos of the citizens of Umberumberka... but time moves on and we lose parts of our history. Now there are goats wandering around, there is a fenced off BBQ area and there are wild quandong trees growing. This area gives us an idea of what was done by our pioneers and as such... it's interesting to have a look.
Address
, Silverton, New South Wales, Australia.
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 12:53
User Ratings
3.0 based on (10 reviews)
Reviews
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4richard o 5:00 PM May 2, 2021
Oasis
An impressive engineering feat, and a nice place to visit particularly late in the afternoon before going to Mundi for the sunset
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351Carols51 5:00 PM Feb 11, 2020
Empty
Stayed in Silverton (lovely spot at the caravan park). Need to drive a fair way to get there. The dam was totally empty when I was there in 2016 but I am planning to go back :) But driving around the area, saw some lovely wild flowers and birds in the dry creek bed.
