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See that little dot walking down the side of that gigantic funnel?

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Filename:img_ba2673a.jpg
Album name:Wizard / Tunnels
Rating (39 votes):8888888888
Keywords:down! / drain / funnel
State:NSW
Filesize:789 KiB
Date added:Jan 25, 2006
Dimensions:1600 x 1200 pixels
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URL:http://urbantwilight.net/displayimage.php?pid=93
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Explorer_Darkside   [Sep 17, 2006 at 12:15 AM]
Where the hell is this? Obviously its at some sort of dam, but it'd be great to get some more info on this place, maybe even a satellite picture =)
Wizard   [Oct 29, 2006 at 06:57 AM]
Don't have any satllite pics sorry. What you can see there is maybe the first 15m of a 100 meter drop. At the bottom it turns into the biggest RCP in Australia and exits into a creek bed that's atleast a days drive from any major city.
Explorer_pix   [Nov 28, 2006 at 08:50 AM]
can you find it on google earth?
Wizard   [Nov 28, 2006 at 10:52 AM]
Last i checked google earth didn't have any high res images of the place. I guess it's just too far from populated areas to be hi-res worthy.
Explorer_TurtleShell   [Jan 05, 2007 at 03:28 AM]
Holy hot damn, that thing is HUGE! If there weren't people in the picture serving as reference, I never would have guessed the true scale of that sucker. Fantastic photo.
Explorer_BigPumpkin   [Jul 04, 2007 at 02:17 PM]
Its a bloody huge hole Smile

When abseiling into it, your brain finds it hard to compute.
Wizard   [Jul 04, 2007 at 02:25 PM]
Do I know you BigPumpkin?
Urban_Twilight [ UrbanTwilight.net ]
Explorer_BigPumpkin   [Jul 04, 2007 at 03:12 PM]
maybe, i mean it is a small world after all...

That said - I don't think i know you Smile
Wizard   [Jul 04, 2007 at 03:26 PM]
and here i was thinking i knew the handful of people crazy enough to have abseiled that beast Smile
BigPumpkin   [Jul 04, 2007 at 03:40 PM]
you and me both Smile - i had seen pics of other people there, we just assumed that they had abseiled in, i don't think they did though.
Explorer_x Man   [Aug 01, 2007 at 12:17 AM]
good fishing there too, did u take a pic of the plug nearby? I have a mate who works up there servicing the stopcocks and valves most of which you chopper into .. its a nice outof the way place
Explorer_Anak   [Sep 04, 2007 at 02:00 PM]
Gee wiz ;p That's one bloody big hole. One day I'll find the time to get out of the city and have a look at this one Smile
Explorer_Neptune   [Sep 04, 2007 at 02:52 PM]
I know where she lays ..
Explorer_jonno   [Jan 23, 2008 at 05:41 AM]
how the hell did u able to get access to there? also that is huge and what is an rcp? whats the funnel actually for?
Explorer_michael   [Jan 23, 2008 at 09:47 PM]
Could you give me the coordinate of this structure. I'm guessing it's at the SNowy Hydro scheme. And I'm guessing there is a huge turbine down the bottom of this structure and when they flood the dam the pipe fills with water which turns the turbine. Wizard am I correct? Question Question Question Cool Cool
Explorer_Steve   [Jan 28, 2008 at 09:40 AM]
Wow...that photo tricks the brain !
Explorer_Anon   [Feb 02, 2008 at 07:24 PM]
it is a spillway, therefore no turbine at the bottom
araunderground   [Feb 04, 2008 at 07:13 PM]
that is absolutely insane! awesome photo
Explorer_Anon   [Mar 04, 2008 at 02:15 AM]
We go riding in the rcp below, awsome stuff
Explorer_salad   [Aug 17, 2008 at 06:57 PM]
were in aust is this please
Explorer_hectic   [Oct 05, 2008 at 05:13 PM]
why can't u tell us where any of this stuff is? It all looks so awsum but i dont know how to start. Ive explored some basic tunnels but they were really boring. they were just straight lines but this stuff is awsum
Explorer_pounding_vag   [Oct 10, 2008 at 09:01 AM]
Cool totally sweet rad man Cool
Explorer_pearla   [Oct 29, 2008 at 05:25 PM]
I'm guessing that it's an overflow for a weir or a dam that cannot have a large enough wall to have sliding spillway doors, or over the top spillway... Not quite sure where it is though... I have a feeling it's in NSW somewhere...
I'm thinking... sorta... maybe possibly one of the lakes part of the snowy scheme - starting with 'e' or else, kinda near our infamous ski-slopes which have world renowned snow fall levels... Am I close-ish?
Explorer_comdom   [Nov 09, 2008 at 11:10 AM]
U mucked about i caught u ought howzat. Out in the fiel. How how hows that? U mucked about i caught u out.
Explorer_fbs   [Nov 15, 2008 at 07:21 PM]
youre all fuckers why not share locatiouns? only terroists keep secret bout drains there in!!! faaaaaaagots
Urban_Twilight [ UrbanTwilight.net ]
Explorer_Deejay   [Nov 17, 2008 at 09:28 PM]
What possible reason could they have for not telling people where this shit is? Mmmm, cos every fucker would go there and some shit would happen and it would be spoiled for the handful who know abou it.
Explorer_anon   [Dec 29, 2008 at 01:16 AM]
Whats the name of this tunnel?
Wizard   [Dec 29, 2008 at 01:17 AM]
what is your name?
Explorer_kyle (fromorly a   [Dec 29, 2008 at 06:29 PM]
Kyle's my name
the collector   [Jan 04, 2009 at 10:37 PM]
large
Explorer_catty24132xyzdq   [Mar 12, 2009 at 03:07 AM]
this place looks awfully cold and surely must be fairly high up Wink think polish.
Explorer_fz   [Mar 29, 2009 at 05:38 PM]
itss not that hard to find when you think about it.. i worked it out
Explorer_Raf   [Aug 10, 2009 at 03:20 PM]
Haha - I know this one.......if you don't know it then your probably not experienced enough to go there! It
Explorer_Eager   [Aug 23, 2010 at 11:12 AM]
found its location. great, amazing. Laughing
Explorer_psj   [Jun 06, 2011 at 01:11 PM]
Hehe, I found it too Cool . Great pic!
Explorer_Dusk   [Mar 18, 2012 at 08:28 PM]
The largest bell spillway in the world & never (yet) required. I want to see it overflow!
Explorer_Killy   [Oct 19, 2012 at 12:32 PM]
So what area is this? I want to see it on google earth.
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Wizard   [Apr 17, 2018 at 03:38 PM]
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