Blackwater

willoner · 12 Jun 2021, 10:39 pm

Was planning on doing Blackwater tomorrow. Does anybody know if this is still accessible?

Edit: I am only asking as I cannot find any recent information on it, and know works have happened so do not know if that has affected access.

dodger · 13 Jun 2021, 8:36 pm

What is a Blackwater?

willoner · 13 Jun 2021, 10:05 pm

I do not know if that is the official name for it as me and my mates used to call it a different name (very similar to blackwater), which I do not want to share as it may give away the area. I was told by someone years ago that this was the name of the drain.

It is a Sydney drain that was accessible via water, however I do not know if I need a manhole key these days as works have gone on in the area. I accessed it as a kid when I was exploring with my friends. We liked to do those sorts of things when we went to the inner-west.

That being said I do not know if it is a full drain system as I did not fully explore it as a kid.

I can PM you if you need more clarification.

willoner · 14 Jun 2021, 6:20 pm

Update for anyone reading / wondering. This drain IS still accessible.

dodger · 15 Jun 2021, 5:01 pm

Photos from said drain.

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Shanekeith42 · 30 Jan 2022, 4:21 pm

Last I saw it was full of raw sewerage

dodger · 31 Jan 2022, 12:58 pm

Shanekeith42 wrote: ↑
30 Jan 2022, 4:21 pm
Last I saw it was full of raw sewerage

Considering this drain is used as sewage overflow that makes sense.