Lenthalls Dam
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Lake Lenthall was named after the pioneering family in the district, the waters created by the dam are called Lake Lenthall. It was constructed in 1984 on the head waters of the Burrum River which also includes the Isis River
, Cherwell River & Gregory Rivers in its 935 square kilometre catchment. As a result of a huge catchment it takes a short time in moderate rain events to fill Lake Lenthall to 100% capacity.
The lake has a relatively small surface area of 766 ha, an average depth of 4 to 5 m. Its main purpose is for town water supply for Hervey Bay and surrounding townships within the Fraser Coast Regional Council
area. It is stocked with Australian native fish such as barramundi
, bass, golden perch
and silver perch
under the Queensland Governments stocked impoundment permit scheme. Other aquatic species which inhabit the lake include Spangled Perch, Saratoga
, Krefft's Turtle, Flinders Ranges mogurnda
, Rainbow fish
, Fire tail gudgeon, Long finned eel and many more. The lake is home to a myriad of reptiles, insects, bird life & mammals. A significant population of Black-breasted button quail reside within the dry vine rain forests found on the ridges overlooking Lake Lenthall.
Isis River (Queensland)
The Isis River is a river of the state of Queensland in Australia. It rises east of Childers and flows in an easterly direction where it joins the Gregory River, itself a tributary of the Burrum River....
, Cherwell River & Gregory Rivers in its 935 square kilometre catchment. As a result of a huge catchment it takes a short time in moderate rain events to fill Lake Lenthall to 100% capacity.
The lake has a relatively small surface area of 766 ha, an average depth of 4 to 5 m. Its main purpose is for town water supply for Hervey Bay and surrounding townships within the Fraser Coast Regional Council
Fraser Coast Regional Council
The Fraser Coast Region is a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough, and also contains Fraser Island...
area. It is stocked with Australian native fish such as barramundi
Barramundi
The Barramundi , also known as Asian Seabass, is a species of catadromous fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. The native species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific region from the Persian Gulf, through Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia. Known in Thai...
, bass, golden perch
Golden perch
The golden perch, Macquaria ambigua, is an Australian native freshwater fish, primarily of the Murray-Darling river system. It is not a true perch of the genus Perca....
and silver perch
Silver Perch
Silver perch is a medium sized freshwater fish endemic to the Murray-Darling river system in south-eastern Australia. The scientific name comes from an aboriginal name for the species recorded by Major Mitchell on his 1832 expedition. It is not a perch, being a grunter in the family Terapontidae...
under the Queensland Governments stocked impoundment permit scheme. Other aquatic species which inhabit the lake include Spangled Perch, Saratoga
Saratoga (fish)
The saratoga, Scleropages leichardti, also known as the spotted bonytongue, spotted saratoga, or southern saratoga, is a freshwater bony fish native to Australia. It belongs to the subfamily Osteoglossinae, or arowanas, a primitive group of teleosts. Like all arowanas, it is a carnivorous...
, Krefft's Turtle, Flinders Ranges mogurnda
Flinders Ranges mogurnda
The Flinders Ranges mogurnda or Flinders Ranges purple spotted gudgeon, Mogurnda clivicola, also known as the Barcoo, or Bulloo mogurnda, is a Central Australian gudgeon of the Eleotridae family.-Distribution:...
, Rainbow fish
Rainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish is an award-winning children's book drawn and written by Marcus Pfister, and translated into English by J. Alison James. The book is best known for its morals about the value of being an individual and for the distinctive shiny foil scales of the Rainbow Fish...
, Fire tail gudgeon, Long finned eel and many more. The lake is home to a myriad of reptiles, insects, bird life & mammals. A significant population of Black-breasted button quail reside within the dry vine rain forests found on the ridges overlooking Lake Lenthall.