List of reservoirs and dams in Australia
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Name
Coordinates
Tareelaroi Weir (Moree)
29.447109°S 150.038009°E
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Name
Coordinates
Intake Weir
26.5833°S 152.883°E
Jack Taylor Weir
28.04395°S 148.56721°E
Joe Sippel Weir
26.2687°S 152.007°E
John Goleby Weir
25.2549°S 151.148°E
Jones Weir
25.5945°S 151.297°E
Jordan's Weir
27.5421°S 152.320°E
Junction Weir
27.9356°S 152.5980°E
Kentville Weir
27.4927°S 152.438°E
Kilcoy Weir
26.9199°S 152.5820°E
Kirar Weir (Eidsvold)
25.3525°S 151.072°E
Kolan Barrage
24.741°S 152.164°E
Leafgold Weir
17.1488°S 145.053°E
Lower Flagstone Creek Weir
27.5923°S 152.142°E
Lower Tenthill Weir
27.5929°S 152.236°E
McCauley Weir
26.7540700°S 152.07965523°E
Ma Ma Weir
27.6568°S 152.1610°E
Maleny Weir
26.750°S 152.833°E
Marian Weir
21.1399°S 148.937°E
Mary Barrage
25.58733°S 152.62366°E
Mirani Weir
21.1768°S 148.830°E
Monto Weir
24.858°S 151.106°E
Moolabah Weir
27.99112°S 148.73498°E
Moura Weir
24.5895°S 149.902°E
Mount Crosby Weir
27.5374°S 152.798°E
Mulgildie Weir
25.0189°S 151.093°E
Mulgowie Weir
27.7533°S 152.372°E
Mungungo Weir
24.7641°S 151.1600°E
Murgon Weir
26.265°S 151.915°E
Nanango Weir
26.6502°S 151.9240°E
Ned Churchward Weir
25.0509°S 152.0980°E
Neil Turner Weir
26.47096°S 147.95891°E
Neville Hewitt Weir
24.1714°S 149.8140°E
Orange Creek Weir
24.96250°S 150.07317°E
O'Reillys Weir
27.4180°S 152.5910°E
Proston Weir
26.2007°S 151.547°E
Sandy Creek Weir
27.6371°S 152.332°E
Selma Weir
22.542°S 148.146°E
Silverleaf Weir
26.1659°S 151.814°E
Solarnum Weir
17.2039°S 145.064°E
Tartrus Weir
22.9571°S 149.4220°E
Talgai Weir
27.991°S 151.758°E
Tenthill Weir
27.6376°S 152.216°E
Teddington Weir
25.6501°S 152.666°E
Theodore Weir
24.9502°S 150.0666°E
Tinana Barrage
25.5695°S 152.7190°E
Val Bird Weir
19.5637°S 147.096°E
Walla Weir
25.052°S 152.099°E
Whetstone Weir
28.4669°S 150.955°E
Wilson Weir
27.5397°S 152.342°E
Yarramalong Weir
27.8353°S 151.4499°E
Youlambie Weir
24.8192°S 151.096°E
Barwon Water
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
or reservoir in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Australian Capital Territory
- Scrivener DamScrivener DamScrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam in Canberra, Australia. It was completed in 1963 across the Molonglo River to create Lake Burley Griffin in the middle of Canberra. It was named in honour of the surveyor Charles Scrivener. The dam is located at . It was engineered to withstand a...
/ Lake Burley GriffinLake Burley GriffinLake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River—which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle—was dammed...
, Canberra - Bendora DamBendora DamThe Bendora Dam is a thin-wall, double curvature concrete dam, completed in 1961 on the Cotter River in the Australian Capital Territory to supply water to Canberra, via the Bendora Gravity Main. It was the first dam of its type built in Australia. It is 47.2 metres high.-References:* Canberra's...
- Corrin Dam
- Cotter Dam
- Lake TuggeranongLake TuggeranongLake Tuggeranong is an artificial lake in the Canberra district of Tuggeranong. The lake was created by the construction of a dam in 1987 coinciding with urban development in the district. The lake was built as a sediment trap to stop sediment from entering the Murrumbidgee River.The lake is a...
New South Wales
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Lake Eucumbene Lake Eucumbene is a man-made lake on the Eucumbene River in the Snowy Mountains of Southern New South Wales in Australia. The lake was created by the damming of the river as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The dam was built between 1956 and 1958.... Glenbawn Dam Glenbawn Dam is a major dam and reservoir on the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest earth-filled dam in Australia.... Glennies Creek Dam Glennies Creek Dam is a 67 metres high, concrete faced, rock fill embankment dam located on Glennies Creek near Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. Glennies Creek is a tributary of the Hunter River in the foothills of the Barrington Tops National Park... Lake Hume Lake Hume is an artificial lake in Australia formed by the Hume Weir east of Albury-Wodonga on the Murray River just downstream of its junction with the Mitta River. The small towns of Tallangatta, Bonegilla and Bellbridge are located on the shores of Lake Hume... (on border with Victoria) Lake Jindabyne Lake Jindabyne is a man-made lake on the Snowy River on the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in Southern New South Wales. The lake was created by the damming of the River as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.-Flow of water:... Keepit Dam Keepit Dam is a water storage dam on the Namoi River in New South Wales, Australia. Keepit Dam retains water from the Namoi River 13 kilometres upstream of its junction with the Peel River for flood control and irrigation. It is also used for local recreation, fishing and water skiing... Lostock Dam Lostock Dam is a high, earth and rock filled embankment dam on the Paterson River, approximately north-west of Newcastle in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Paterson River is a tributary of the Hunter River... |
Pindari Dam Pindari Dam is a reservoir in New South Wales, Australia 22 kilometres east of the town of Ashford and north of Inverell. It is primarily an agricultural storage dam used extensively by the cotton industry.... Prospect reservoir Prospect Reservoir is a water storage reservoir located at the headwaters of Prospect Creek in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Prospect, in New South Wales, Australia. The dam wall is known as Prospect Dam.-History of the site:... Rocky Creek Dam Rocky Creek Dam is a drinking water catchment dam on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The dam forms the waterbody known as Rocky Lake... Snowy Mountains Scheme The Snowy Mountains scheme is a hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in south-east Australia. It consists of sixteen major dams; seven power stations; a pumping station; and 225 kilometres of tunnels, pipelines and aqueducts and was constructed between 1949 and 1974. The Chief engineer was Sir... Split Rock Dam Split Rock Dam and Split Rock Reservoir lie between the New South Wales towns of Barraba to the north and Manilla to the south. It is reached by a turnoff from Fossickers Way.... Talbingo Dam Talbingo Dam is located on the Tumut River in southern New South Wales. It is the largest dam in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, with the associated Tumut 3 Power Station also the largest in the project... Tantangara Reservoir Tantangara Reservoir is a dam constructed as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme in New South Wales, Australia.... Toonumbar Dam Toonumbar Dam is a dam built across the Iron Pot Creek that creates the artificial Lake Toonumbar. The dam is located 31km West of Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia.... Tumut Pondage Tumut Pondage also referred to as Tumut Pond Reservoir or Tumut Pond Dam, is a concrete arch dam and reservoir on the upper reaches of the Tumut River near Cabramurra in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. The wall of the dam is 90 metres high measured from the floor of the valley. The top of... Warragamba Dam Warragamba Dam is the primary water source for the Australian city of Sydney. It is approximately to the west of Sydney on the Warragamba River, a tributary of the Hawkesbury River, and impounds Lake Burragorang.- Overview :... (Lake Burragorang) Windamere Dam Windamere Dam is 69-metre, earth and rock fill embankment dam on the Cudgegong River near Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. The Cudgegong River eventually flows into the Burrendong Dam reservoir. The dam was built by the New South Wales Department of Water Resources to supply water for... Wyangala Dam Wyangala Dam is a large water storage facility located in the southwest slopes area of New South Wales, Australia. The dam is situated below the junction of the Lachlan River and Abercrombie River. It was the second water storage project to be constructed by the Water Conservation and Irrigation... |
Weirs and Barrages
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| Bonshaw Weir | 28.985823°S 151.276757°E |
| Inverell Weir | 29.792235°S 151.137205°E |
Queensland
There are 183 key storage locations across the State. These represent a total capacity of 13,389 GL for Queensland. This does not include privately owned off-stream storage sites used for water harvesting.
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Eungella Dam Eungella Dam is one of Queensland's more established freshwater fisheries. Eungella has made a name for producing extra oversized Sooty grunter and more recently Barramundi.The dam was constructed in 1969 for irrigation and hydro-electric power... Ewen Maddock Dam Ewen Maddock Dam is one of many smaller dams on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.It is situated approximately south east of Mooloolah and from Landsborough. The dam is managed by the Qld Water.... Fairbairn Dam Fairbairn Dam is located 25 kilometres southwest of Emerald, in Central Queensland, almost on top of the Tropic of Capricorn line. Fairbairn Dam was constructed in 1972 across the Nogoa River "Gap" creating Lake Maraboon and is Queensland's second largest lake. Maraboon is the Aboriginal for "where... Fred Haigh Dam The Fred Haigh Dam was constructed across the Kolan River in 1978 creating Lake Monduran. The dam's catchment area, north of Bundaberg in Queensland, covers 1310 km2.... (Lake Monduran) Gattonvale Offstream Storage Gattonvale Offstream Storage storage will improve reliability of water supply to the Collinsville Power Station and further enhance reliability of power supply to North Queensland... Glenlyon Dam Glenlyon Dam, also known as Pike Creek Reservoir, is in Queensland near the border with New South Wales, roughly between Stanthorpe and Texas to the west... Gold Creek Dam Gold Creek Dam is an earthen dam located on the edge of Brisbane Forest Park on the western outskirts of Brisbane, Australia. The dam holds back Gold Creek Reservoir... Gordonbrook Dam Gordonbrook Dam is the sole source of water supply for Kingaroy, Queensland; it was built in 1941 to provide water for the Royal Australian Air Force Training Base during WWII. In 1987 due to increased demand the dam wall was raised and the inundated area is now 229 hectares.-References:... Hinze Dam The Hinze Dam, also known as Advancetown Lake, supplies most of the water provided to Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia. Some water is drawn from Little Nerang Dam and until recently northern suburbs received water from Wivenhoe Dam. It was completed in 1976 and expanded in 1989. Advancetown... , Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous... Ibis Dam Ibis Dam is a dam built in 1906 on Ibis Creek that serves as a water supply for the town of Irvinebank, Far North Queensland, Australia. It has a spillway height of . Established by John Moffat, a mining entrepreneur, its construction was supervised by Tom Brodie, a Scottish stonemason. It is... Irvinebank Dam Irvinebank Dam was constructed initially around 1885 when a tin battery was built. The two creeks which form the basis of the dam at Irvinebank were known as Gibbs Creek and McDonald Creek, after the earliest prospectors... Lake Julius Lake Julius was formed following the construction of Julius Dam in 1976 for irrigation and town water storage. The dam wall is located just below the junction of the Leichardt River and Paroo Creek some 70 km North East of Mount Isa... (Lake Julius) Kidston Dam Kidston Dam as so known as Copperfield Dam and was built for the local mine. The Kidston Gold Mine closed July 2001.-External links:* *... (Copperfield Dam) Kinchant Dam Kinchant Dam was built on Sandy Creek to provide irrigation & town water in 1977. Kinchant holds 62,800 ML of water at an average depth of 6.8 m and has a surface area of 920 hectares when full.... Kroombit Dam The Kroombit Dam is a roller compacted concrete dam, built to replenish the groundwater supply to the Callide Irrigation area. The dam has a maximum height of 25m and used 275,000m³ of zoned earthfill and 100,000m³ of RCC and conventional concrete.... Koombooloomba Dam Koombooloomba Dam is located 39 km south west of Ravenshoe. The dam was constructed in 1960 on the Tully River system for hydroelectric power generation. It has a surface area of 1550 hectares, has an average depth of 12.9 meters and holds some 200 700 mega-litres.Koombooloomba Hydro Power... Lake Kurwongbah Lake Kurwongbah is a potable water supply for urban areas in Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia. Its catchment adjoins the localities of Petrie, Kallangur and Dakabin. To the east of the lake is the Lakeside Raceway.... Lake Gregory (Queensland) Lake Gregory, also known as the Isis Balancing Storage or simply as The Duckpond is a small impoundment between Bundaberg and Childers in Queensland, Australia. It is 2 square kilometres in area with an average depth of 3.1 meters and holds just over 6000 ML.-Fishing:Since 1991, lake has been... (Isis Balancing Storage) Lake Manchester Dam Lake Manchester is built on Cabbage Tree Creek in the suburb of the same name, not far above its confluence with the Brisbane River in South East Queensland, Australia. The dam wall is a concrete gravity-section type. Its original purpose was to supplement supplies when the flow of the Brisbane... Lenthalls Dam 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... (Lake Lenthall) Leslie Dam Leslie Dam is located ten kilometres from Warwick Central Business District in Queensland, Australia. Freshwater fishing and water sports facilities are available.... Leslie Harrison Dam The Leslie Harrison Dam is a water storage reservoir for the Redland City Council. The dam forms Tingalpa Reservoir which is situated between the suburbs of Capalaba, Chandler and Burbank in Brisbane, Australia.... Little Nerang Dam The Little Nerang Dam is a secondary source of water supply to Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia. It was completed in 1962 and is managed by Gold Coast Water. It is located on the Little Nerang Creek directly upstream from the Hinze Dam. Its catchment includes the Springbrook Plateau... , Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous... Maroon Dam Maroon Dam is a water storage and recreational dam in South East Queensland. The dam lies 25 km south of Boonah, within the Scenic Rim at the foot of the McPherson Range. Maroon Dam subverts the waters of Burnett Creek, a tributary of Logan River and supplies the Scenic Rim Regional Council with... Middle Creek Dam Middle Creek Dam is located at the head waters of Plane Creek west of Sarina, Queensland.-See also:*List of dams and reservoirs in Australia... Lake Moogerah Lake Moogerah, formed by Moogerah Dam, is a water supply and irrigation dam on Reynolds Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River in Southeast Queensland's Fassifern Valley. The lake is used for recreation, fishing and camping... (Lake Moogerah) Lake Moondarra Lake Moondarra is an artificial lake on the Leichhardt River, 16 km downstream from the town of Mount Isa. It provides water supply to the town and the adjacent Mount Isa Mines mining lease.... (Lake Moondarra) Meandu Creek Dam The Tarong and Tarong North Power Stations source water from the Brisbane River catchment via a pipeline from Wivenhoe Dam. Cooling tower blowdown water is either discharged directly to Tarong Energy's Meandu Creek Dam or supplied to the nearby Tarong Mine owned by Rio Tinto Coal Australia. Excess... |
North Pine Dam North Pine Dam is built across the North Pine River, north-west of Brisbane, within Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia.The damming of North Pine River created an artificial lake called Lake Samsonvale to secure a supply of drinking water for the Moreton Bay region and Brisbane's northern... (Lake Samsonvale) Number 7 Dam Number 7 Dam The largest dam built on the Dee River by Number 7 Dam The largest dam built on the [[Dee River |Dee River]] by... (Big Dam No7, Mount Morgan) Paluma Dam Lake Paluma is a drinking water storage facility owned by NQ Water and is situated close to Mount Spec, high above the Paluma Range National Park. Lake Paluma has a capacity of 11,800 megalitres.... Perseverance Dam Perseverance Dam is the second largest, and the second oldest dam of Toowoomba city's three water supply dams. The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Cooby Dam and Cressbrook Dam which is located located downstream of Perseverance.Construction of this dam commenced in 1962 and was completed... Peter Faust Dam Lake Proserpine, which is also known as Peter Faust Dam is situated 26 kilometres inland from Proserpine, in Central Queensland. Proserpine is also just a short drive from Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour the gateway to the famous Whitsunday Islands and The Great Barrier Reef.... (Lake Proserpine) Placer Dam Placer Dam, also known as Equigold Dam, is a dam in Queensland, Australia, located south west of Bundaberg.... Poona Dam Maroochy Shire Council owns and operates three water supply dams – Poona Dam, Wappa Dam and Cooloolabin Dams. Poona Dam is predominantly used as operational storage just upstream of the water treatment plant.-External links:*... Return Creek Dam Return Creek Dam is located about 9km North East of Mount Garnet, Queensland and about 36km West of Ravenshoe, Queensland. It was constructed for mining purposes within the Return Creek.... Rifle Creek Dam Rifle Creek Dam is owned by Mount Isa Mines. With the completion of the East Leichhardt Dam in 1958, Rifle Creek Dam water was completely available for use by the mine.-See also:*List of dams and reservoirs in Australia... Ross River Dam The Ross River Dam is located at the end of Riverway Drive in the city of Townsville, Australia, and is the major water supply for the region. It was constructed by Leighton Holdings in 1971 for the purposes of flood mitigation and water storage... Six Mile Creek Dam Lake Macdonald is situated 6 km from Cooroy on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The construction of Six Mile Creek Dam for town water in 1965 created Lake MacDonald. It has a surface area of 260 ha an average depth of 6 metres.... (Lake MacDonald) Southedge Dam Southedge Dam, also known as Quaids Dam, is located on the Mitchell River. At full supply level the storage has a capacity of 129000ML and covers an area of 3290ha. Southedge Dam has remained unused since its construction in 1986. It was constructed and owned by Southedge Daintree Pastoral... Splityard Creek Dam Splityard Creek Dam, of earth and rock construction, forms the upper reservoir for a power station.Owned and operated by CS Energy, Wivenhoe Power Station is located on the eastern side of Wivenhoe Dam, north west of Brisbane... Stannary Hills Dam Stannary Hills Dam is a dam in the Atherton Tablelands.-See also:*List of dams and reservoirs in Australia... Storm King Dam Situated just a few kilometers from Stanthorpe, Queensland. Storm King Dam offers some good angling opportunities for Murray Cod, Yellowbelly & Silver Perch.... Tallebudgera Creek Dam Tallebudgera Creek Dam was constructed in the 1950s on Tallebudgera Creek and long since forgotten as one of the southernGold Coast's water supply reservoirs... Teemburra Dam Teemburra Dam was constructed in 1997 for town water storage and irrigation purposes. It is located approximately 50 km west of Mackay, Queensland. It has a surface area of 1,040 hectares, an average depth of 14.2 meters and holds 147,500 ML.... Theresa Creek Dam Theresa Creek Dam is a dam located 22 km south west of Clermont in central Queensland. It was constructed in 1983 by the Blair Athol Coal Project to supply water for the town of Clermont, Queensland.... Lake Tinaroo Lake Tinaroo, also known as Tinaroo Dam, is a man-made reservoir on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It was constructed between 1953 and 1958 on the Barron River close to Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham .- History :... (Lake Tinaroo) Teviot Creek Dam Teviot Creek Dam Teviot Creek Dam is located on Teviot Creek a tributary of the Isaac River upstream of Burton Gorge Dam. Burton Coal Pty Ltd has a licence to take 1,500 ML/year from the dam. The monthly supply reliability based on a relatively short period of record is thought to be 100%... Wappa Dam Wappa Dam is an Australian Dam located on the South Maroochy River at AMTD 32.1 km, approximately 6.5 km upstream of its confluence with the North Maroochy River. The mean annual rainfall for the catchment is approximately 1,700 mm. It has a catchment area of 72.4 km²- External... Wild River Dam Wild River Dam or Herberton Dam is a dam about northeast of Herberton, Queensland on Moomin Road.... (Herberton Dam) Wivenhoe Dam Wivenhoe Dam is a dam across the Brisbane River a little way upstream from Locker Creek. The dam creates the artificial Lake Wivenhoe. The dam wall is located about by road from the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.... (Brisbane's main dam) Wuruma Dam Wuruma Dam was constructed across the Nogo River in the upper Burnett River Catchment for irrigation & town water supply for Eidsvold, Mundubbera and Gayndah.... Wyaralong Dam The Wyaralong Dam is a water project that was initiated by the Queensland Government in 2006 as a result of a prolonged drought which saw the catchment areas of South East Queensland's dams receive record low rain.... (Completion by mid 2011) |
Weirs and Barrages
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| Name | Coordinates |
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| Allan Tannock Weir (Cunnamulla Weir) | 28.1174°S 145.686°E |
| Aplins Weir | 19.304°S 146.781°E |
| Avis Weir | 24.9794°S 151.123°E |
| Baron River Hydro Weir | 16.8311°S 145.640°E |
| Bazley Weir | 24.8937°S 151.123°E |
| Bedford Weir | 23.3716°S 148.841°E |
| Ben Anderson Barrage Ben Anderson Barrage Ben Anderson Barrage forms part of the Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme, and is located in southeast Queensland, Australia, near the towns of Bundaberg, Gin Gin, and Childers. It is composed of water storages, a channel distribution system, and a state government developed irrigation area... |
24.8885°S 152.2899°E |
| Ben Dor Weir | 28.5642°S 150.866°E |
| Bonshaw Weir | 28.9857°S 151.277°E |
| Bingegang Weir | 23.0726°S 149.0340°E |
| Bingera Weir | 24.9431°S 152.213°E |
| Blacks Weir | 19.3170°S 146.7360°E |
| Blue Valley Weir | 20.4081°S 147.393°E |
| Bowen River Weir | 20.7461°S 147.9390°E |
| Brightview Weir | 27.4966°S 152.501°E |
| Bromleton Weir | 28.0066°S 152.946°E |
| Bruce Weir | 17.1108°S 145.116°E |
| Buaraba Creek Weir | 27.4104°S 152.419°E |
| Bucca Weir | 24.8596°S 152.073°E |
| Buckinbah Weir | 28.0868°S 148.767°E |
| Carpendale Grove Weir | 27.5712°S 152.1566°E |
| Cedar Grove Weir Cedar Grove Weir The $18.5 million Cedar Grove Weir is part of the Logan River system that also will include the proposed $500 million Wyaralong Dam on the Teviot Brook and the $39.5 million Bromelton Offstream Storage facility.-Overview:... |
27.8465°S 152.975°E |
| Cecil Weir | 27.5342°S 151.203°E |
| Charters Towers Weir | 19.9662°S 146.307°E |
| Chinchilla Weir | 26.8013°S 150.577°E |
| Churchbank Weir | 27.7714°S 152.684°E |
| Clare Weir | 19.8574°S 147.236°E |
| Claredon Weir | 27.5267°S 152.375°E |
| Claude Wharton Weir | 25.6157°S 151.594°E |
| Collins Weir | 17.258°S 145.294°E |
| Comet River Weir | 23.6137°S 148.551°E |
| Crump Weir | 24.8204°S 149.748°E |
| Dulbil Weir | 17.0422°S 145.472°E |
| Dumbleton Weir | 21.1426°S 149.077°E |
| Eden Bann Weir | 23.0907°S 150.116°E |
| Fitzroy River Barrage (Queensland) Fitzroy River Barrage (Queensland) The Barrage was finished in 1970 after four years of construction, to meet the long term water supply needs of Rockhampton. It holds around 80,000 megalitres of water... |
23.3608°S 150.498°E |
| Fletcher Creek Weir | 23.7632°S 150.367°E |
| Flagstone Creek Weir | 27.6161°S 152.113°E |
| Francis Weir | 26.30°S 152.04°E |
| Gatton Weir | 27.5600°S 152.2550°E |
| Giru Weir | 19.5102°S 147.1130°E |
| Glebe Weir | 25.4649°S 150.035°E |
| Gleesons Weir | 19.3177°S 146.745°E |
| Glenore Weir | 17.8609°S 141.130°E |
| Glenore Grove Weir | 27.5185°S 152.405°E |
| Goondiwindi Weir | 28.550°S 150.25°E |
| Gorge Weir | 20.4727°S 147.29°E |
| Granite Creek Weir | 17.016°S 145.376°E |
| Grantham Weir | 27.5755°S 152.217°E |
| Gyranda Weir | 25.2834°S 150.182°E |
| Imbil Weir | 26.4582°S 152.684°E |
McCauley Weir
McCauley Weir is a weir located near Nanango, Queensland, Australia. It was originally constructed as a water supply for Nanango. It has since ceased to be used as a water supply and is only used by nearby farms for stock use....
Mount Crosby Weir
The Mount Crosby Weir is weir on the Brisbane River at Mount Crosby in South East Queensland, Australia. The project was instigated by John Petrie at the end of the 19th century...
Neil Turner Weir
Neil Turner Weir is a small weir located on the northern side of the town of Mitchell, in Queensland, Australia. The weir holds back the waters of the Maranoa River. A campsite exists, with free toilet facilities...
Adelaide catchment
- Barossa ReservoirBarossa ReservoirBarossa Reservoir is a reservoir in South Australia, built between 1899 and 1902 to supply water to Gawler and other northern country areas. At the time of its completion, the reservoir was hailed as an engineering marvel, and at a total of 36 metres, was the highest in Australia...
- The Whispering Wall - Clarendon WeirClarendon WeirThe Clarendon Weir is a small weir on the Onkaparinga River, near Adelaide in South Australia. Built in 1894–96 as part of the early Onkaparinga Water Scheme, the weir was designed to pool water from the Mount Bold Reservoir, on the Onkaparinga, which is often boosted with water from the River Murray...
- Happy Valley ReservoirHappy Valley ReservoirConstructed when the total population of Adelaide numbered 315,200 the Happy Valley Reservoir now supplies over a half a million people, from Adelaide's southern extent to the city-centre.-Construction:...
- Hope Valley ReservoirHope Valley ReservoirThe Hope Valley Reservoir is a 2840 megalitre service reservoir in Hope Valley, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.When completed in 1873 it was the second reservoir constructed in Adelaide; it is the oldest still in use in South Australia. It covers and is retained behind a ...
- Kangaroo Creek ReservoirKangaroo Creek ReservoirKangaroo Creek Reservoir is a 19,160 megalitre artificial water storage reservoir in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It was built from 1966 to 1969, by damming the River Torrens east of Cudlee Creek. The stored water is used to maintain the Hope Valley Reservoir's level via discharge...
- Little Para ReservoirLittle Para ReservoirLittle Para Reservoir is a reservoir in South Australia serving the city of Adelaide. It was built between 1974 and 1977, costing A$11.5 million, and commissioned in January 1979....
- Millbrook ReservoirMillbrook ReservoirMillbrook Reservoir is a 16,000 Megalitre artificial water storage reservoir in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It was built during from 1914–1918 during World War I to control water flows in the upper River Torrens and provide gravity fed water to Adelaide's eastern suburbs.It is...
- Mount Bold ReservoirMount Bold Reservoir-2007 fire:A bushfire ravaged the Mount Bold Valley area, which includes the properties between Kangarilla and Echunga, during the second week of January 2007. The fire destroyed two houses, gutted over ten sheds and killed livestock and horses. Two people were injured and fencing was damaged. The...
- Myponga ReservoirMyponga ReservoirThe Myponga Reservoir is a reservoir in South Australia, located about 60 km south of Adelaide near the town of Myponga. The reservoir is fed by the Myponga River and other rivers in the Myponga catchment....
- South Para ReservoirSouth Para ReservoirSouth Para Reservoir is the second largest reservoir in South Australia, behind Mount Bold Reservoir, and the principal reservoir of the South Para River system...
- Thorndon Park Reservoir (AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
's first reservoir, built in 1860, decommissioned and reestablished as a recreational park in 1986) - Warren Reservoir
Regional South Australia
- Baroota Reservoir
- Beetaloo Reservoir
- Bundaleer Reservoir
- Blue LakeBlue Lake (South Australia)The Blue Lake in Mount Gambier, South Australia is a large monomictic lake located in an extinct volcanic maar associated with the Mount Gambier maar complex. It is one of four crater lakes on Mount Gambier...
- Middle River Reservoir
- Tod River Reservoir
Tasmania
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Lake Gordon Lake Gordon is a reservoir created by the Gordon Dam on the upper reaches of the Gordon River in south-west Tasmania, Australia. The reservoir was formed in the early 1970s as a result of the dam construction by the HEC... Great Lake (Tasmania) The Great Lake is a half man made lake located in the central north region of Tasmania, Australia, within the sparsely inhabited Central Highlands municipality. Its original size was much smaller, it is dammed at its southern outflow for hydro-electricity production... ; Miena Miena Miena may refer to:*Miena, Tasmania*Miena, Mali... ; Miena No. 2 Anthony Power Development Anthony Power Development - was a scheme for damming small parts of the upper catchment of the Pieman River in Western Tasmania by the Hydro Tasmania as the last dam making scheme before the end of large scale construction of dams for hydro electricity in Tasmania.It was developed in two parts -... ) Lake Mackintosh Lake Mackintosh is a long lake running north-south past Mount Farrell, adjacent to the town of Tullah. It dams the Mackintosh River and Sophia River, then feeds Mackintosh Power Station through into Lake Rosebery. The lake was created in the 1980s and the main basin of the lake was originally a... Lake Margaret (Tasmania) Lake Margaret is the name of a lake high up on the north side of Mount Sedgwick,in the West Coast Range, West Coast of Tasmania in Australia.-Dam:... Murchison River (Tasmania) Murchison River, TasmaniaA river on the West Coast of Tasmania that flows into the Pieman River.It is in the northern section of the West Coast Range.It was dammed by the HEC in its development of the Pieman power development scheme.... ) Anthony Power Development Anthony Power Development - was a scheme for damming small parts of the upper catchment of the Pieman River in Western Tasmania by the Hydro Tasmania as the last dam making scheme before the end of large scale construction of dams for hydro electricity in Tasmania.It was developed in two parts -... ) Lake Pedder Lake Pedder was once a natural lake, located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia but the name is now used in an official sense to refer to the much larger artificial impoundment and diversion lake formed when the original lake was expanded by damming in 1972 by the Hydro Electric Commission of... ; Edgar Dam Edgar Dam The Edgar Dam was one of the component dams in the flooding of Lake Pedder in South West Tasmania, Australia. It was named after Lake Edgar. The dam was constructed by Hydro Tasmania as part of the Gordon River Power Development Scheme.... ; Scotts Peak Dam Scotts Peak Dam The Scotts Peak Dam was one of the three component dams in the flooding of the original Lake Pedder in South West Tasmania, Australia. Completed in 1973, the dam is high, long, spanning across the upper reaches of the Huon River.... ; Serpentine Dam Serpentine Dam The Serpentine Dam is one of the major water supply dams for Perth, Western Australia. The dam is used to store water which is released at a controlled rate to regulate the level in Serpentine Pipehead Dam, which in turn feeds water to the metropolitan trunk main network depending on demand.... |
Lake Pieman Lake Pieman is a lake created by the damming of the Pieman River West Coast, Tasmania.It is a long narrow lake following the line of the Pieman River from Reece Dam back to Rosebery and the Bastyan Dam-Further reading:* Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission... ; Reece Pine Tier Dam The Pine Tier Dam is a gravity dam built in Tasmania, Australia in 1953. It has a height of 40 metres and a crest length of 195 metres. The total volume of the dam wall is 77,000 cubic metres.... Lake Rosebery (Tasmania) Lake Rosebery is a lake created by the damming of the Pieman River West Coast, Tasmania.It has the former Hydro Tasmania construction village at Tullah, Tasmania on its shores, and it also has the diverted Emu Bay Railway line adjacent as well.... ; Bastyan; Bastyan Levee Trevallyn Dam The Trevallyn Dam is a dam on the South Esk River in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and is used to provide water for hydroelectricity. The spillway height is 26.8 metres and the dam wall is 177 metres long. The lake has a surface area of 1.48 km² and storage capacity of 12.33 million m³... Anthony Power Development Anthony Power Development - was a scheme for damming small parts of the upper catchment of the Pieman River in Western Tasmania by the Hydro Tasmania as the last dam making scheme before the end of large scale construction of dams for hydro electricity in Tasmania.It was developed in two parts -... ) |
Melbourne Water area
- Anakie Gorge
- Cardinia ReservoirCardinia ReservoirCardinia Reservoir is a 287,000 megalitre water storage located in Emerald-Clematis-Dewhurst in south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Construction started in May 1970 and was completed in 1973 at a cost of more than A$11.4 million dollars.-History:...
- Thomson Reservoir
- Sugarloaf ReservoirSugarloaf ReservoirSugarloaf Reservoir is a reservoir located north-east of Melbourne. It was completed in 1981. Its total capacity is 96 GL. As of February 12, 2010 the reservoir sits at 67.1% of capacity. It reached nearly 80% in late 2009 after reaching nearly 10% in May...
- Silvan Reservoir
- Upper Yarra Reservoir
- Yan Yean ReservoirYan Yean ReservoirYan Yean Reservoir is the oldest water supply for the city of Melbourne, Australia. It is built on the Plenty River a tributary of the Yarra River, 30 km north of the city. A 9.5 metre embankment holds back 30,000 megalitres of water...
- Melton reservoir
- Greenvale ReservoirGreenvale ReservoirGreenvale Reservoir is an off-stream water storage dam in northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the upper Yuroke Creek catchment, the major tributary of the Moonee Ponds Creek...
- O'Shannassy ReservoirO'Shannassy ReservoirThe O'Shannassy Reservoir is located on the O'Shannassy River - a tributary of the Yarra River - near McMahons Creek, around 80 km East of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The reservoir is part of Melbourne's water supply system...
- Devilbend ReservoirDevilbend ReservoirDevilbend Natural Features Reserve is a 1,057 ha park on the Mornington Peninsula 55 km south-east of Melbourne, Australia, between Hastings and Mount Martha in the traditional country of the Bunurong people...
- Tarago ReservoirTarago ReservoirTarago Reservior is a 37580 megalitre water storage located on the Tarago River near Neerim South, approximately east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
Regional Victoria
- Waranga BasinWaranga BasinWaranga Basin is a reservoir forming part of the Goulburn River irrigation system in Victoria, Australia. It is located in Shire of Campaspe near the City of Greater Shepparton and is located near the townships of Tatura, Rushworth and Murchison...
- Dartmouth DamDartmouth DamDartmouth Dam is a large dam on the Mitta Mitta River in the north-eastern portion of the Australian state of Victoria. The dam creates the artificial Lake Dartmouth, storing water from the Victorian "High Country's" snow fields for summer release into the Mitta Mitta and subsequently into the...
- Lake EildonLake EildonLake Eildon is the impoundment created by Eildon Weir on the Goulburn River in southern Victoria, Australia. At 3,334,158 megalitres when full, it contains six times as much water as Sydney Harbour and is the second largest water storage in Victoria after Dartmouth Dam...
- Laanecoorie WeirLaanecoorie WeirLaanecoorie Weir or Laanecoorie Reservoir, is a water storage for irrigation and domestic purposes on the Loddon River, near the towns of Eddington, Victoria and Laanecoorie, Victoria. It was designed by construction engineer Andrew O'Keefe in conjunction with Joshua Thomas Noble Anderson. This...
- Lauriston ReservoirLauriston ReservoirLauriston Reservoir is a reservoir in Victoria, Australia, with a maximum capacity of 19,800 megaliters. The dam that created it, located 9 km west of Kyneton along Lauriston Reservoir Road, was constructed from 1938 to 1941 and has a spillway that measures 77 meters...
- Malsmbury Reservoir
- Upper Coliban Reservoir
- Lake EppalockLake EppalockLake Eppalock is a man-made lake located in North Central Victoria, Australia. It's situated on the Campaspe River between the city of Bendigo and the town of Heathcote and serves as a major water storage facility for both places...
- Blue Rock DamBlue Rock DamBlue Rock Dam is a low-capacity dam on the Tanjil River 30 kilometres north of Moe, Victoria, Australia.It was built to provide cooling water for the power stations of the Latrobe Valley and to augment domestic water supplies....
- Moondara Reservoir
- Rocklands Reservoir
Barwon WaterBarwon WaterBarwon Water is a government owned statutory authority that controls much of the water system in Geelong, Victoria, Australia including the reservoirs, and the sewerage and drainage system that services the city and surrounding districts...
area
- Wurdee Boluc Reservoir
- West Barwon Reservoir
- Allen Reservoir
- Marengo Basin
- Korweinguboora Reservoir
- Bostock Reservoir
- Stony Creek Reservoirs
- Painkalac Reservoir
- West Gellibrand and Olangolah Reservoirs and No. 4 & No.5 Basins
Metropolitan Supply
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Serpentine Dam The Serpentine Dam is one of the major water supply dams for Perth, Western Australia. The dam is used to store water which is released at a controlled rate to regulate the level in Serpentine Pipehead Dam, which in turn feeds water to the metropolitan trunk main network depending on demand.... Serpentine Pipehead Dam The Serpentine Pipehead Dam was constructed to use the Serpentine River, in Western Australia, to convey water from Serpentine Dam to the interconnection with the Metropolitan trunk main network. The dam is also used to store water from the Dandalup scheme whereby water can be pumped or gravity... South Dandalup Dam South Dandalup Dam is a dam in Western Australia. It is located at , where South Dandalup River flows out of Lake Banksiadale. The dam was built in 1971 in response to rapid population growth in Perth, Western Australia's capital city, and a resources boom in the Pilbara.With a reservoir capacity... Victoria Dam The Victoria Dam is a water supply dam providing water for the city of Perth, Western Australia. It is situated on the Darling Scarp near Lesmurdie, and crosses Munday Brook... |
Goldfields Supply
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North West Region
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Great Southern Region
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Karlgarin Reservoir Karlgarin Reservoir is situated adjacent the wheatbelt town of Karlgarin, Western Australia.The reservoir is filled from runoff from a bitumen catchment. The water caught in the reservoir was originally then pumped up to a high level tank for the town use... |
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South West Region
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Logue Brook Dam Logue Brook Dam is located in the south-west of Western Australia in the Darling Scarp near the town of Yarloop. The impoundment is known as Lake Brockman.It was opened by the Minster for Works and Water Supplies, G.P... |
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See also
- List of dams and reservoirs
- Lakes of AustraliaLakes of AustraliaNatural freshwater lakes in Australia are rare due to the general absence of glacial and tectonic activity in Australia.-Types:Most lakes in Australia fall within one of five categories...
- Lakes and Reservoirs in MelbourneLakes and Reservoirs in MelbourneMelbourne is a city in south-eastern Australia. Most major lakes are used for recreational purposes, mostly sailing, rowing, canoeing and kayaking, but some are used for activities like water skiing or swimming...