Description

Lake Lyell is situated on the outskirts of Lithgow approximately 2 and a half hours from Sydney. It was originally built in 1982 by Delta Electricity for the Mount Piper and Wallerawang Power Stations. The capacity is 34500MI, surface area 238ha, with the maximum water depth at 38m. Facilities include kiosk, boat ramp, amenities block with hot showers(need multiple $1 coin for showers), toilets, disabled toilet, covered BBQ area, kayak hire, picnic benches, park, designated swimming area, powered and non-powered camping sites suitable for vans, tents, camping trailers, caravans and motorhomes. This popular area is utilised to fish, water ski, camp, 4WD, swim, canoe, kayak, picnic and jet ski. Fishing is plenty! Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Australian Bass are the species found in Lake Lyell.