The Cave Clan Sydney drain location list. As updated 27 Dec 1996.
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This list is a location finder for the drains in sydney which Cave Clan
operatives have discovered in Sydney during the last 7 years. It is by
no means exhaustive but serves as a useful ready reckoner for the drain
explorer from another city who needs to do a few choice drains.
Interpretation: HT means height, measured in feet. Feature is the particular
good thing about the drain which made it appear on the list. Some features
are recommended for the visitor and these are marked with an exclamation (!).
Wetness: No means u will stay dry, ANKL and KNEE are standard water depths,
and boat means use a dinghy.
The locations are only approximate. Generally one just heads to the low point
in the local topography or follows a canal upstream until a tunnel appears. A
map, such as the 25th (or later) UBD ar a Sydway's are useful so we have
included a few coordinates (UBD25 and SYDWAY cols respectively).
DIFF stands for difficulties which you may encounter. P/S is passing a
structure, TDL means the entrance is tidal, L/S warns of low sections and VIS
means that being spotted is best avoided and/or the drain entrance is not
obvious. F/E designates the drain entrance as somewhat hard to spot.
PRECAUTIONS.
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Drain exploration, or urban speleology as it is also known, has certain risks
implicit in its makeup. The first of these is water... lots of it moving very
fast as a result of rain. Avoid this by doing drains on sunny days. Another
is the darkness, so take multiple torches in case one or two go wrong in the
drain. There are risks associated with illegal trade waste dumping, so if you
smell anything offensive, or the water starts looking strange (fizzing, milky,
coloured or luminescent) then leave. Methane, an organic decomposition product
from rubbish in drains, tends to flow on the ceiling so naturally no naked
flames. And always travel in numbers and tell someone where you are going so
if anything goes wrong there is likely to be help. Drains are slippery and it
is easy to fall over. We also stress that you keep out of sewers and telecom
tunnels; the operators of these systems are understandably anti-exploration.
BTW, drain exploring is usually illegal or in breach of such laws as trespass,
confined spaces legislation or maritime speed limits (We Kid Thee Not). Since
by exploring drains you do not do them any damage, and since these were often
once natural public river systems which anyone could explore until the
Town Planners drowned them in cement and built a city on them and then made
it arbitrarily illegal to inspect them, not to mention that a law which cannot
be policed is no law at all... if follows that you should feel free to explore.
After all... Public Access to Public Works. You paid for them!
DRAIN ETIQUETTE.
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Drains are public-funded property so remember two things. Leave everything as
you find it (manhole covers, grilles, gates, safety bars, water monitoring
equipment and the like) and be considerate to the fauna which live in drains
such as eels, bats, cockies, turtles, birds, et cetera. Do not break any of
stalactites, crystal growths, termite nest lobes or birdnests if you can help
it. Graffiti is optional but it is preferable if you don't slash other works.
And don't litter, there is enough crap in the rivers as is.
DRAIN NAME HT FEATURE WET LOCATION DESCRIPTION DIF UBD25 SYDWAY EXIT
************ ** ********* **** ********************** *** ***** ****** ****
ABYSS 6 ENTRANCE! NO S/W CNR PRIMROSE PARK P/S 57 F9 36 N18 GRIL
ANZAC 91 6 SPLIT NO CR STAPLES & STONEY CK --- 92 J7 315C15 OPEN
AUTOBAHN 7 GRILLES NO E END BRYANT PADSTOW --- 90H10 313L11 NONE
BLACKWATTLE 8 CHANGE(S) BOAT E CNR BLACKWATTLE BAY TDL 8 B8 55 C20 MNHL
CHARITY CRK 7 FALL+ROOM KNEE S END MEADOWBANK TAFE --- 54 H7 254N14 OPEN *
COOK RIVER 8 CHANGE NO W OF BURWOOD RD BRIDGE --- 83 G4 295B13 NONE
CRASH OUT 7 ROOM ANKL CNR WYNDHAM+BOURKE RD VIS 10 G6 75 G14 GRIL
DARLING HBR 8 WATERGLO BOAT S END DARLING HARBOUR TDL 1 O2 25 G20 MNHL
DIODEDOX 7 SPLITS ANKL S END ARTARMON RESERV --- 57 C2 35 B13 GRIL
DUCK RIVER 7 ENTRANCE NO CNR HELEN+MUNRO ST L/S 81 D1 293 A3 ENDS
EEL PIT 6 ROOM/EELS ANKL CNR ISAAC-SMITH+GARDN --- 71 J4 317 P3 ENDS
EYES 6 EYES/EXIT ANKL NTH END BEATRICE ST --- 80 H& 292 K9 ENDS *
FORTRESS!! 8 BALCONIES NO STH END LURLINE BAY TDL 72 L4 318 N8 MNHL
GOBBLEDOX 12 SIZE ANKL E END PARK RD NAREMBRN --- 57 C3 35 E13 OPEN
GRID 7 CHANGES NO NTH OF MYRTLE AVE MKVL --- 84 H8 296F18 OPEN
HAWKERS FOLL 7 WATERFALL ANKL W END WONGA RD CRMORNE L/S 57E10 36 R17 OPEN **
HERC PILLARS 14 7 FALLS!! NO CR WICKS & PITTWATER R --- 40 M6 255 N2 OPEN **
JIGGING (SUX)6 (NOTHING) NO B'HND SCHOOL, SHARI AV --- 96 B5 333A 1 ????
K-MART 6 SCAFFOLDS ANKL CNR BARBARA&HARRIS FFD L/S 79 D6 291 L1 ENDS
LOAF (THE) 9 SHAPES NO GO STH AT JOHNSTONS CK --- 8 H2 64 N3 ENDS
MILSON PARK 7 SLIDE NO CR HIPWOOD/BRADLEY ST L/S 12 K5 46 L6 MNHL
MULLETDOX 7 ODD SHAPE NO STH END ARTARMON RESVE L/S 57 C2 35 C12 ENDS
PERSEVERENCE 6 ROOM 1 NO 43 ARAB RD PADSTOW L/S 90 K9 313J13 GRIL
PETE'S 10 CHANGE 1 NO CNR MORSHEAD DRV; PIER --- 98 E4 210J13 NONE **
PREDATOR'S 6 SLIDE ANKL OFF SYDNEY STEEL RD VIS 9 L2 74 M16 NONE
PROWLER'S 6 GRILLE NO CNR GOW & SHORT ST F/E 90F10 313 L8 ENDS
PUMPING STN. 6 1ST ROOM ANKL 163 WYNDHAM ST VIS 10 F5 75 G13 NONE
QUASI 8 CHANGES! NO CR HILLVIEW +TRELAWNEY --- 54 B3 254 J4 ENDS
RICK'S 7 JOIN BOAT STH OF WOOL'MOOLOO BAY TDL 2 K1 56 N17 MNHL
ROCKTOP 9 PIMPLES KNEE W END WARREN PK TEMPE TDL 84 L6 316 D2 ENDS
RUSHCUTTERS 14 SIDE TNL ANKL 100 BAYSWATER RD TDL 2 M6 67 A1 NONE
SCORPIAN'S 7 GATE+GRIL NO M/H STH OF SKATE RAMP VIS 69 K5 69 B8 NONE
SIN CITY 7 SLIT WALL NO EDGBASTON& MELVIN ST S --- 92 J1 314K15 ENDS
SHEA'S CREEK 6 ENTR,LOOP NO 370 MITCHELL ROAD L/S 9 J9 75 B14 NONE
STRATHFIELD 6 TWIN GATE ANKL CNR PILGRIM + ELVA ST VIS 64 L9 274P19 NONE
SURPRISE 8 CHANGE 1 KNEE SE END HURSTVILLE GOLF VIS 97 D8 334 E3 ENDS
SWOO 9 REPLACED BY SWOO II SW CNR OF GASWORK TDL 11 H5 45 C4 OPEN
SWOO 2 8 ROOMS ETC NO VIA PYRAMID BRENNAN PK P/S L/S 45 E3 GRIL
SYDNEY 8 STAIRS BOAT S END DARLING HRBR TDL 1 O2 25 G20 MNHL
SYDNEY SLIDE 4 BIG SLIDE NO NTH END RIED PK MOSMAN F/E 58 J3 74 C2 OPEN
TANK STREAM 8 1ST IN OZ ANKL M/H CNR CURTIN+HUNTER F/E 01 K5 26 J15 MNHL
TRANSGRINDER 6 CHANGES ANKL M/H IN YOUNG ST (???) TDL 01 G6 24 L15 MNHL
WASTELAND 6 CHANGES ANKL S OF RAIL XING, MASCOT B/S 75 D7 317 D6 ????
WENTWORTH ? ????????? ???? M/H IN PATH ALONG WALL F/E 8 E9 65 D2 MNHL
WHITES CREEK 7 U-CHAMBER ANKL FOLLOW WHITES CK SOUTH L/S 7 F7 64 K2 NONE
***Bounty***
Anyone who can pop the round manhole in the bitumen footpath along the
southern wall of the Wentworth Park Greyhound Track (Sydways 65 D-2) will get
naming rights to the (Wentworth) drain. Prowler and I have tried to pop the
bastard, and I fractured by foot-operated manhole popper on it too. If you do
pop it, please clean all the rust and shit off the collar and rim, hit it
with Vaseline or WD-40 or something before returning it to its place.
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