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The 790-thousand-cubic-metre (28 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft) earth rock embankment dam wall is 399 metres (1,309 ft) in length and 40 metres (130 ft) high. The reservoir has a catchment area of 163 square kilometres (63 sq mi) with a controlled concrete spillway that releases up to 1,240 cubic metres per second (44,000 cu ft/s).
The North Pine Dam was designed with little flood mitigation capacity in mind, being designed only for water storage. As such, during flood seasons the location of the dam spillway causes the flooding and closure of Youngs Crossing Road. [3] Flood conditions last affected the dam catchment in October 2010, and prior to that 1991, 1989 and 2000 ...
The Six Mile Creek Dam (more commonly known as Lake MacDonald) is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Six Mile Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for potable water supply of the Sunshine Coast region [3] and for recreation. [1]
Gordonbrook Dam is an earthen dam in Gordonbook, South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. Along with Boondooma Dam, it is the main source of water supply for Kingaroy in the Wide Bay-Burnett area. It was built in 1941 to provide water for the Royal Australian Air Force Training Base during World War II. In 1987, due to increased demand, the ...
The Lake Clarendon Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located off-stream in the locality of Lake Clarendon in the Lockyer Valley Region, South East Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Lockyer Valley. [2] [3] The resultant impounded reservoir is called Lake Clarendon.
Borumba dam wall. Constructed in 1964, Borumba Dam is a popular destination for recreational fishers. The dam wall is located about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south west of Imbil. The dam wall is 43 metres (141 ft) high and 343 metres (1,125 ft) long and holds back 45,952 megalitres (1,622.8 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft) of water when at full capacity. The ...
The Baroon Pocket Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Obi Obi Creek, in North Maleny, Sunshine Coast Region, in South East Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply. [2] [3] The impounded reservoir is called Lake Baroon. [4]
Cressbrook Dam is one of the three water storages used to supply Toowoomba and the surrounding region in Queensland, Australia. The dam is 33 km (21 mi) north-east of Toowoomba in the locality of Biarra in the Somerset Region. It was constructed in 1983 [1] for the former Toowoomba City Council (now the Toowoomba Regional Council).