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The Ross River Dam is a rock and earthfill-filled embankment dam across the Ross River, located between Kelso and Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville in northern Queensland, Australia. Built initially for flood control , Lake Ross , the impoundment created by the dam, serves as one of the major potable water supplies for the region.
Tasmania's Gordon Dam, one of the largest in Australia, was constructed in the 1970s. It has a catchment area of 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi). It has a catchment area of 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi). Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir in Australia.
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Paluma Dam is an embankment dam across Swamp Creek, situated on the western slopes of the Paluma Range, north of Townsville. [1] The reservoir formed by Paluma Dam is known as Lake Paluma. Paluma Dam is managed by Townsville City Council. [2] The embankment is approximately 255 metres (837 ft) long and has a 60.9 metres (200 ft) long spillway.
The Ross River Dam is at the south-west of the locality which forms Lake Ross which is the south-western boundary of the locality. The terrain is mountainous rising to the peak of Mount Stuart (584 metres) ( 19°20′36″S 146°46′50″E / 19.3433°S 146.7805°E / -19.3433; 146.7805 ( Mount
Flow rates in the river are controlled by the Ross River Dam, the largest dam in the catchment. There are seven crossings over the river and three weirs exist along the river. The river has a catchment area of 1,340 square kilometres (517 sq mi) of which an area of 102 square kilometres (39 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.
The creek flows generally southeast before reaching its confluence with the Ross River on the western banks of the Ross River Dam. The creek descends 454 metres (1,490 ft) over its 21-kilometre (13 mi) course .
The 2019 Townsville flood was a major flood event that occurred in the city of Townsville and surrounding areas, on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. [1] Townsville has endured around 20 major flooding events since colonial settlement in the 1860s, but the 2019 event was one of the worst natural disasters to ever impact the region. [ 2 ]