Freshwater dam & weir closures

Fishing is prohibited in the following areas

River system

Dam or Weir

Description

Dumaresq

Bonshaw Weir

100m downstream of the weir face

Edward

Stevens Weir

80m upstream and 70m downstream of the weir face

Hawkesbury Penrith Weir 132m downstream and 115m upstream of the weir face

Lachlan

Lake Cargellico

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Lachlan

Lake Brewster

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Lachlan

Willandra Weir

185m downstream and 100m upstream of the weir face

Lachlan

Wyangala Dam

400m downstream of the weir face to the low level bridge

MacIntyre

Goondiwindi Weir

150m upstream and 150m downstream of the weir face

Macquarie

Burrendong Dam

185m upstream and 185m downstream of the weir face

Macquarie

Burrendong Dam

Spillway Channel

Murray

Horseshoe Lagoon

Murray Cod (Maccullochella peeli), golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) and silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus ) may not be taken in Horseshoe Lagoon (Albury) except by the method of catch and release fishing.

Murray

Hume Reservoir

130m downstream of the weir face

Murray

Yarrawonga Weir

50m upstream and 201m downstream of the weir face

Murray

Torrumbarry (Weir 26)

100m upstream and 100m downstream of the weir face

Murray

Weir 7 (at Rufus River)

50m upstream and from the downstream end of the lock chamber in a straight line across the river to a point on the NSW bank 125m downstream of where the weir wall adjoins the NSW bank.

Murray

Weir 8 (at Wangumma)

50m upstream and from the downstream end of the lock chamber in a straight line across the river to a point on the Victorian bank 150m downstream of where the weir wall adjoins the Victorian bank.

Murray

Weir 9 (at Kulnine)

50m upstream and from the downstream end of the lock chamber in a straight line across the river to a point on the NSW bank 150m downstream of where the weir wall adjoins the NSW bank.

Murray

Weir 10 (at Wentworth)

50m upstream and from the downstream end of the lock chamber in a straight line across the river to a point on the Victorian bank 65m downstream of where the weir wall adjoins the Victorian bank.

Murray

Weir 11 (at Mildura)

50m upstream and from a point on the NSW bank 142m downstream from where the weir wall adjoins the NSW bank in a straight line across the river to a point on the Victorian bank 120m downstream of where the weir wall adjoins the Victorian bank.

Murray

Weir 15 (at Robinvale)

50m upstream and from the downstream end of the lock chamber in a straight line across the river to a point on the NSW bank 65m downstream of where the weir wall adjoins the Victorian bank.

Murray

Lake Victoria Inlet Regulator (at Frenchmans Creek)

100m upstream and from a point on the northern bank 120m downstream of where the regulator adjoins the northern bank of the Frenchman’s Creek to a point on the southern bank 100m downstream of where the regulator adjoins the southern bank of Frenchman’s Creek.

Murray

Lake Victoria Outlet Regulator (Rufus River)

100m upstream and 100m downstream from the centre of the regulator wall

Murray

Swampy Plains River

120 metres downstream from the Khancoban Dam retaining wall.

Murrumbidgee

Gogeldrie Weir

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Murrumbidgee

Yanco Creek Weir

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Murrumbidgee

Berembed Weir

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Murrumbidgee

Weir No. 5 -Redbank Weir

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Murrumbidgee

Weir No. 7 - Maude Weir

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Murrumbidgee

Balranald Weir

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Murrumbidgee

Hay Weir

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Murrumbidgee

Burrinjuck Dam

640m downstream of the weir face (in line with the western end of the No.1 power station).

Namoi

Manilla Weir

50m upstream and 50m downstream of the weir face

Namoi

Keepit Dam

150m downstream of the weir face

Tumut

Blowering Dam

250 metres downstream of the Blowering Dam power station at Blowering Dam

Tumut

Jounama Dam

800 metres downstream of the Jounama Dam spillway gates at Jounama Dam

To see a comprehensive list of freshwater closures download the: