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). The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Perseverance Dam and Cooby Dam.
Cressbrook Dam | |
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Location | Biarra, Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 27.2633°S 152.206°E / -27.2633; 152.206 |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Cressbrook Creek |
Primary outflows | Cressbrook Creek |
Catchment area | 326 km2 (126 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Australia |
Surface area | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 34 m (112 ft) |
Water volume | 81,800 ML (2,890×10 |
Surface elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
The impoundment of the dam, Lake Cressbrook, has a surface area of 517[1] hectares with a total capacity of 81,800 mega-litres when full (78,700 ML usable) at an average depth of 15.8 metres. The lake is considered for a 400 MW / 4 GWh (10-hour) pumped-storage hydroelectricity project.[2]
The catchment also contains Perseverance Dam, which is located 10 km upstream of Cressbrook Dam.
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.[3]
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