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Lake Eucumbene

Lake Eucumbene is located in the Snowy Mountains of NSW, 120km to the S/SW of Gungahlin. The lake was created in 1959 as part of the massive Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric project.

The original township of Adaminaby (now mostly below the waters of the lake) was moved some 7km away to make way for the rising waters of the lake.

The Adaminaby area is brimming with history and as the waters drop in summer many of the house foundations from the original town can be seen on the banks of the lake.

At an elevation of 1,180 meters the Lake Eucumbene has a rich and diverse landscape and unique climate. We have captured some of the images from this amazing piece of Australia and included them here. There's more to follow so make sure you visit often!

Old Adaminaby township in mid-winter - looking towards Lake Eucumbene After heavy summer rains the shoreline around Lake Eucumbene turned deep green Hard to believe this photo (showing a snow capped Mt Cobrabald at Lake Eucumbene) was taken on 1 November 2005 (just 4 weeks from summer) Strong winds can quickly turn Eucumbene from a calm, peaceful place to one very dangerous for boating 'Snowy Trees' at Lake Eucumbene At a record low of just 10.1 of capacity, Lake Eucumbene looked almost empty in July 2007 (Original) Adaminaby in 1954 - before lake Eucumbene Old Adaminaby Cemetary at Lake Eucumbene Lake Eucumbene 'beach' - despite the inviting looking scene with an afternoon temp of just 4 degrees no one was swimming! Ruins near the (original) Adaminaby Showground. The lake dropped to a record low of 10.1% of capacity in June 2007, exposing these ruins that had sat under the water for almost 50 years!


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