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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.
There are two boat ramps into the Lake Somerset Dam off Kirkleigh Road: [19] Kirkleigh North ( 27°01′09″S 152°33′47″E / 27.0191°S 152.5631°E / -27.0191; 152.5631 ( Somerset Dam, Kirkleigh (North) boat
From a catchment area of 1,330 square kilometres (510 sq mi) that includes much of the western slopes of the D'Aguilar National Park, the dam creates Lake Somerset at an elevation of 108 m (354 ft) above sea level, with a surface area of 4,350 hectares (10,700 acres).
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 ...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics ranked the Somerset region as having the third fastest-growing population by local government area in the state (2.94%, narrowly ahead of Ipswich's 2.93%) for the June 2010 – June 2011 period. [43] The smoothed unemployment rate for the Somerset Region in the December quarter of 2011 was 4.4%.
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.
The national park is 3,228 hectares (7,980 acres) and extends into the neighbouring localities of Fulham to the north, Hazeldean to the northeast, and Somerset Dam (the locality) to the east. [3] [7] The southern and western areas of the locality are on lower flatter land (approx 70–80 metres above sea level).
Hamon Cove Recreation Area has picnic and barbeque facilities and is suitable for fishing, canoeing and water sports. It is on the western side of the lake off the Brisbane Valley Highway ( 27°18′03″S 152°31′05″E / 27.3009°S 152.5180°E / -27.3009; 152.5180 ( Hamon Cove Recreation Area