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Somerset Dam is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] When first being planned, it was unofficially known as the Stanley River township . In the 2021 census , the locality of Somerset Dam had a population of 78 people.
Lake Somerset occupies the east of the locality. Lake Somerset is the reservoir created by the Somerset Dam impounding the Stanley River. [3] [4] The western part of the locality is elevated and remains mostly vegetated. The strip of land between the lake and the mountains is mostly rural-residential. [3]
The Somerset Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway across the Stanley River in Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Somerset Dam in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland. The main purpose of the dam is the supply of potable water for the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Logan City regions.
The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, northwest of the City of Brisbane. The region is centred on the town of Esk , which also serves as the council seat .
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Mount Archer and Somerset Dam as seen from Villeneuve, 2015. Part of the northern boundary to the east is aligned with Neurum Creek, while in the west it roughly follows the Stanley River. [4] In the northwest of Mount Archer is a section of Somerset Dam. The north-eastern part has some rural residential and farming properties.
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The north-western part of the locality is not accessible to the public, being almost entirely surrounded by the waters of Lake Wivenhoe, the impoundment of the Brisbane River by Wivenhoe Dam. Prior to the construction of the dam, this area was known as Mount Esk Pocket ( 27°10′29″S 152°29′23″E / 27.17477°S 152.48967°E ...