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The dam itself was named after the Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. [4] The dam supplies water to the South Burnett region, mostly for irrigation purposes. In the 1990s management of the camping and recreational facilities was handed to Murgon Shire Council , which became the South Burnett Regional Council following the local government ...
Cania Dam is a dam in central Queensland, Australia, 37 kilometres (23 mi) north west of Monto, in the locality of Cania. The dam is situated on Three Moon Creek, a tributary of the Burnett River . The dam wall is an earth and rock-fill embankment type.
Since 1991, lake has been stocked with 80,000 bass and 25,000 Silver Perch. Garfish and eel-tailed catfish occur naturally. [2] Lake Gregory is the closest freshwater storage lake to Bundaberg and is surrounded by the Elliott State Forest. [3] A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam. [4]
Kinchant Dam is a dam in the locality of Kinchant Dam in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It created the reservoir Lake Kinchant ( 21°13′00″S 148°53′00″E / 21.2166°S 148.8833°E / -21.2166; 148.8833 ( Lake Kinchant
The Callide Dam is an earth and rock-fill dam which was constructed in 1965 to supply water for the Callide Power Station in Mount Murchison near Biloela in the state of Queensland, Australia. [2] The impoundment of the dam is Lake Callide, which holds 136,370 megalitres (3.603 × 10 10 US gal) at an average depth of 10.5 metres (34 ft) and a ...
Dam in South East Queensland Wivenhoe Dam The Wivenhoe Dam wall and spillway Location of the Wivenhoe Dam in Queensland Country Australia Location South East Queensland Coordinates 27°23′38″S 152°36′28″E / 27.39389°S 152.60778°E / -27.39389; 152.60778 Purpose Potable water supply Flood mitigation Hydroelectricity Recreation Status Operational Construction began March ...
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974, in Trump’s telling, is “not a very good act; this disaster of a law is clearly unconstitutional, a blatant violation of the separation of powers.”
The Burdekin River Irrigation Area was granted approval in 1980. It is Queensland's largest land and water conservation scheme. [5] In 2007, the scheme was supplying 103,000 hectares (250,000 acres) of land located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) inland from Townsville with water to grow a range of crops including sugarcane, cotton and rice. [5]