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Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir in Australia.

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Tasmania's Gordon Dam, one of the largest in Australia, was constructed in the 1970s. It has a catchment area of 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi).
Tasmania's Gordon Dam, one of the largest in Australia, was constructed in the 1970s. It has a catchment area of 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi).

Australian Capital Territory


There are three key water storage facilities located in the Australian Capital Territory. The fourth source of water for Canberra, Googong Dam, is in NSW. In addition, there are four smaller man-made reservoirs used for recreation and as traps for sediment and fertilizers .

Dams and reservoirs of the Australian Capital Territory
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name[1]
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s)
impounded[1]
Dam type[1] Purpose(s)[1] Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US)
Bendora DamBendora ReservoirNamadgi National ParkCotter RiverArchWater supply11,540 2.54×10^9 3.05×10^935°26′49″S 148°49′41″E
Corin DamCorin ReservoirNamadgi National ParkCotter RiverEmbankmentWater supply75,500 16.6×10^9 19.9×10^935°33′55″S 148°49′52″E
Cotter DamCotter ReservoirCotter RiverGravityWater supply78,000 17×10^9 21×10^935°19′10″S 148°56′19″E
Ginninderra WeirLake GinninderraBelconnenGinninderra CreekArtificial lakeRecreation35°14′S 149°04′E
Scrivener DamLake Burley GriffinYarralumlaMolonglo RiverGravityRecreation27,740 6.10×10^9 7.33×10^935°17′59″S 149°04′20″E
n/aStranger PondBonythonOff-streamArtificial lakeRecreation35°25′47″S 149°4′11″E
n/aLake TuggeranongTuggeranongTuggeranong CreekArtificial lakeRecreation35°24′30″S 149°04′00″E

New South Wales


There are 2,250 dams, weirs, catchments, and barrages in New South Wales.[2] Of these, 135 facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.[1]


Dams and reservoirs


The largest reservoir in New South Wales is the 4,798,000-megalitre (1.055×1012 imp gal; 1.267×1012 US gal) Lake Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains, formed by the Eucumbene Dam.[3]

Dams and reservoirs of New South Wales
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name[1]
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s)
impounded[1]
Dam type[1] Purpose(s)[1] Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US)
Avon DamAvon Storage ReservoirSydney
  Macarthur
  Illawarra
Avon RiverGravityWater supply214,360 4.715×1010 5.663×101034°21′05″S 150°38′28″E
Bankstown ReservoirSydney
  South-western Sydney
Water towerWater supply4.4 970,000 1,200,00033°54′20″S 151°02′23″E
Bendeela PondageBendeela PondageSouth CoastKangaroo RiverEmbankmentWater supply1,200 260×10^6 320×10^634°43′30″S 150°28′47″E
Ben Boyd DamSouth CoastWater Supply800 180×10^6 210×10^637°07′14″S 149°51′18″E
Ben Chifley DamCentral WestCampbells RiverEmbankmentWater supply30,800 6.8×109 8.1×10933°32′54″S 149°38′05″E
Blowering DamBlowering ReservoirSnowy MountainsTumut RiverEmbankmentFlood mitigation
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
Water supply
Conservation
1,628,000 3.58×1011 4.30×101135°24′05″S 148°14′52″E
Brogo DamSouth CoastBrogo RiverEmbankmentEnvironmental flows
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
Water supply
8,980 1.98×109 2.37×10936°29′24″S 149°44′30″E
Burrendong DamLake BurrendongOranaMacquarie RiverEmbankmentFlood mitigation
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
Water supply
1,188,000 2.61×1011 3.14×101132°40′04″S 149°06′25″E
Burrinjuck DamLake BurrinjuckRiverinaMurrumbidgee RiverGravityHydroelectricity
Irrigation
1,026,000 2.26×1011 2.71×101135°00′10″S 148°35′02″E
Carcoar DamCentral WestBelubula RiverArchIrrigation
Water supply
Water conservation
36,400 8.0×109 9.6×10933°37′00″S 149°10′45″E
Cascade Creek DamsCascade DamBlue MountainsCascade CreekEmbankmentWater supply1,704 375×10^6 450×10^633°41′29″S 150°18′05″E
Cataract DamCataract ReservoirSydney
  Macarthur
  Illawarra
Cararact RiverGravityWater supply94,300 2.07×1010 2.49×101034°15′56″S 150°48′11″E
Chaffey DamChaffey DamNew EnglandPeel RiverEmbankmentIrrigation
Water supply
102,868 2.2628×1010 2.7175×101031°20′45″S 151°08′19″E
Chichester DamLake ChichesterHunterChichester River
Wangat River
21,500 4.7×109 5.7×10932°14′15″S 151°41′22″E
Clarrie Hall DamLake Clarrie HallNorthern RiversDoon Doon Creek16,000 3.5×109 4.2×10928°26′16″S 153°18′19″E
Cochrane DamCochrane LakeSouth CoastGeorges Creek385 85×10^6 102×10^636°33′54″S 149°27′04″E
Copeton DamLake CopetonNew EnglandGwydir RiverEmbankment1,364,000 3.00×1011 3.60×101129°54′23″S 150°55′38″E
Cordeaux DamSydney
  Macarthur
  Illawarra
Cordeaux RiverGravityWater supply93,600 2.06×1010 2.47×101034°20′25″S 150°44′35″E
Deep Creek DamDeep Creek ReservoirSnowy MountainsDeep Creek11 2.4×10^6 2.9×10^636°00′35.7″S 148°20′37.2″E
Eucumbene DamLake EucumbeneSnowy MountainsEucumbene RiverEmbankment4,798,000 1.055×1012 1.267×1012
Fitzroy Falls DamFitzroy Falls ReservoirSouth CoastYarrunga CreekEmbankmentWater supply9,950 2.19×109 2.63×109
Geehi DamGeehi ReservoirSnowy MountainsGeehi RiverEmbankment21,093 4.640×109 5.572×109
Glenbawn DamLake GlenbawnHunterHunter River750,000 1.6×1011 2.0×1011
Glennies Creek DamLake St ClairHunterHunter River283,000 6.2×1010 7.5×1010
Googong DamGoogong ReservoirCapital CountryQueanbeyan River121,083 2.6635×1010 3.1987×1010
Grahamstown DamHunter
Mid North Coast
Williams RiverWater Supply190,000 4.2×1010 5.0×1010
Guthega DamGuthega PondageSnowy MountainsSnowy RiverGravityHydroelectricity1,604 353×10^6 424×10^6
Happy Jacks DamHappy Jacks PondageSnowy MountainsTumut RiverGravityHydroelectricity271 60×10^6 72×10^6
Hume DamLake Hume (on border with Victoria)RiverinaMurray RiverEmbankment
Gravity
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
3,038,000 6.68×1011 8.03×1011
Island Bend DamIsland Bend PondageSnowy MountainsSnowy RiverGravityHydroelectricity3,084 678×10^6 815×10^6
Jindabyne DamLake JindabyneSnowy MountainsSnowy RiverEmbankmentHydroelectricity688,000 1.51×1011 1.82×1011
Jounama DamJounama PondageSnowy MountainsTumut RiverEmbankmentHydroelectricity43,542 9.578×109 1.1503×1010
Keepit DamLake KeepitNew EnglandNamoi RiverIrrigation425,510 9.360×1010 1.1241×1011
Khancoban DamKhancoban ReservoirSnowy MountainsSwampy Plain RiverEmbankmentHydroelectricity26,643 5.861×109 7.038×109
Lake Rowlands DamLake RowlandsCentral WestCoombing RivuletConcrete slab and buttressWater supply4,500 990×10^6 1,200×10^633°40′16″S 149°10′35″E
Liverpool Offtake ReservoirCecil HillsSouth West Sydneyfed from canalembankmentWater supply170 37×10^6 45×10^633°53′24″S 150°49′36″E
Lostock DamLostock DamHunterPaterson RiverEmbankmentWater Supply20,220 4.45×109 5.34×109
Lyell DamLake LyellCentral WestCoxs RiverWater Supply34,500 7.6×109 9.1×109
Malpas DamMalpas ReservoirNew EnglandGara RiverWater Supply13,000 2.9×109 3.4×109
Mangrove Creek DamCentral CoastMangrove CreekWater Supply190,000 4.2×1010 5.0×1010
Manly DamManly ReservoirSydney   Northern BeachesCurl Curl CreekGravityFlood Mitigation2,000 440×10^6 530×10^633°46′53″S 151°15′21″E
Medlow DamMedlow Bath ReservoirBlue MountainsAdams CreekBlue MountainsWater supply304.5 67,000×10^3 80,400×10^333°39′30″S 150°17′57″E
Murray Two DamMurray Two PondageSnowy MountainsKhancoban BankArchHydroelectricity2,344 516×10^6 619×10^6
Nepean DamSydney
  Macarthur
  Illawarra
Nepean RiverArch gravityWater supply70,170 1.544×1010 1.854×101034°19′55″S 150°37′05″E
Oberon DamLake OberonCentral WestFish RiverWater Supply45,420 9.99×109 1.200×1010
Pindari DamLake PindariNorth West SlopesHydroelectricity312,000 6.9×1010 8.2×1010
Prospect DamProspect ReservoirSydney
  Western suburbs
Prospect CreekEmbankmentWater Supply50,200 1.10×1010 1.33×1010
Rocky Creek DamNorthern RiversRocky CreekWater supply14,000 3.1×109 3.7×109
Rydal DamCentral TablelandsPower station cooling370 81×10^6 98×10^6
Split Rock DamSplit Rock ReservoirNew EnglandManilla RiverIrrigation397,370 8.741×1010 1.0497×1011
Spring Creek DamCentral WestSpring CreekMinor embankmentWater supply4,680 1.03×109 1.24×109
Stephens Creek DamStephens Creek ReservoirFar WestStephens CreekGravityWater supply2,000 440×10^6 530×10^631°52′42″S 141°35′40″E
Suma Park DamSuma Park ReservoirCentral WestSummer Hill CreekWater Supply17,290 3.80×109 4.57×109
Talbingo DamTalbingo ReservoirSnowy MountainsTumut RiverEmbankmentHydroelectricity921,000 2.03×1011 2.43×1011
Tallowa DamLake YarrungaSouth CoastShoalhaven RiverGravityWater supply90,000 2.0×1010 2.4×101034°46′22″S 150°18′48″E
Tantangara DamTantangara ReservoirSnowy MountainsMurrumbidge RiverGravityHydroelectricity254,099 5.5894×1010 6.7126×1010
Tilba DamSouth Coast90 20×10^6 24×10^6
Tooma DamTooma ReservoirSnowy MountainsTooma RiverEmbankmentHydroelectricity28,124 6.186×109 7.430×10936°03′03.4″S 148°16′30.5″E
Toonumbar DamLake ToonumbarNorthern RiversIron Pot CreekWater Supply1,100 240×10^6 290×10^6
Tumut Pond DamTumut Pond ReservoirSnowy MountainsTumut River52,793 1.1613×1010 1.3946×1010
Tumut Two DamTumut Two ReservoirSnowy MountainsTumut RiverGravityHydroelectricity2,677 589×10^6 707×10^6
Umberumberka DamUmberumberka ReservoirFar WestUmberumberka CreekGravityWater Supply1,950 430×10^6 520×10^631°48′49″S 141°12′38″E
Warragamba DamLake BurragorangSydney
  Macarthur
Coxs River
Kowmung River
Nattai River
Wingecarribee River
Wollondilly River
Warragamba River
GravityWater Supply2,027,000 4.46×1011 5.35×101133°52′59″S 150°35′44″E
Wentworth Falls LakeWentworth FallsBlue MountainsJamison CreekNSWGR33°42′13″S 150°22′19″E
Wilson Park DamWentworth FallsBlue MountainsJamison CreekNSWGR33°42′40″S 150°22′27″E
Windamere DamLake WindamereCentral WestCudgegong RiverIrrigation368,120 8.098×1010 9.725×101032°43′40″S 149°46′25″E
Wingecarribee DamWingecarribee ReservoirSouth CoastWingecarribee RiverEmbankmentWater supply25,875 5.692×109 6.835×10934°32′29″S 150°28′55″E
Woodford Creek DamBlue MountainsWoodford CreekWater Supply1,431 315×10^6 378×10^6
Woronora DamWoronora ReservoirSydney
  Southern Sydney Sutherland Shire
Woronora River71,790 1.579×1010 1.896×1010
Wyangala DamLake WyangalaCentral WestLachlan RiverEmbankmentFlood mitigation
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
Water supply
1,220,000 2.7×1011 3.2×101133°58′23″S 148°57′02″E
Yellow Pinch DamYellow Pinch DamSouth CoastYellow Pinch CreekEmbankmentWater supply3,000 660×10^6 790×10^636°49′55″S 149°48′04″E

Weirs and barrages


Weir/barrage nameRegion(s)Coordinates
Bonshaw WeirNorth West Slopes28.985823°S 151.276757°E / -28.985823; 151.276757
Broughtons Pass WeirUpper Nepean34.227666°S 150.742509°E / -34.227666; 150.742509 (Broughtons Pass)
Inverell WeirNorth West Slopes29.792235°S 151.137205°E / -29.792235; 151.137205 (Inverell)
Marom Creek WeirNorthern Rivers28.849765°S 153.390965°E / -28.849765; 153.390965 (Marom Creek)
Penrith WeirWestern Sydney33.741337°S 150.684555°E / -33.741337; 150.684555 (Penrith)
Pheasants Nest WeirUpper Nepean34.245065°S 150.666879°E / -34.245065; 150.666879 (Pheasants Nest)
Tareelaroi WeirNorth West Slopes29.447109°S 150.038009°E / -29.447109; 150.038009 (Tareelaroi)

Cancelled and decommissioned


ImageDam/reservoir name
(where appropriate)
Region(s)StatusCoordinates
(where appropriate)
Balmain ReservoirSydney   Inner WestDecommissioned33°51′32″S 151°10′56″E
Centennial Park ReservoirSydney
Gosling Creek DamCentral WestDecommissioned in 196233°18′54″S 149°05′04″E
Paddington ReservoirSydneyDecommissioned in 1899
Tillegra DamHunterProposed and cancelled in 201032°19′13″S 151°41′10″E

Northern Territory


There are 805 named water storage facilities located in the Northern Territory.[2] Of these, four facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.[1]

Dams of the Northern Territory
ImageDam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name
(where appropriate)
Region(s)Waterway(s) impoundedDam typePurpose(s)Reservoir capacity[1]Coordinates[2]
Copperfield DamCopperfield CreekEmbankmentWater supply500 ML (110×10^6 imp gal; 130×10^6 US gal)
Darwin River DamDarwin RiverEmbankmentWater supply265,500 ML (58.4×10^9 imp gal; 70.1×10^9 US gal)12°53′45″S 131°02′20″E
Manton DamManton RiverArchRecreation15,910 ML (3.50×10^9 imp gal; 4.20×10^9 US gal)12°51′32″S 131°07′12″E
Mary Ann DamLake Mary AnnTennant CreekMary Ann CreekEmbankmentRecreation450 ML (99×10^6 imp gal; 120×10^6 US gal)19°36′36″S 134°12′42″E

Queensland



Dams and reservoirs


There are 183 key water storage facilities located in Queensland. These facilities represent a total capacity of 13,389 gigalitres (2,945×10^9 imp gal; 3,537×10^9 US gal) for Queensland. This does not include privately owned off-stream storage sites used for water harvesting.[4]

Dams of Queensland
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name[1]
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s)
impounded[1]
Dam type[1] Purpose(s)[1] Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US)
Atkinson DamLake AtkinsonSouth East
  West Moreton
Buaraba CreekEmbankmentIrrigation30,500 6.7×10^9 8.1×10^927°25′42″S 152°26′39″E
Awoonga DamLake AwoongaFitzroyBoyne RiverEmbankmentWater Supply and Recreation777,000 171×10^9 205×10^924°07′53″S 151°30′8″E
Bamboo DamLake BambooNorthBamboo CreekEmbankmentRecreation
Baroon Pocket DamLake BaroonSouth East
  Sunshine Coast
Obi Obi CreekEmbankmentWater supply61,000 13×10^9 16×10^926°42′12″S 152°52′5″E
Belmore DamLake BelmoreFar NorthBelmore CreekEmbankmentWater Supply and Recreation5,800 1.3×10^9 1.5×10^918°10′45″S 142°15′41″E
Biggera Creek DamSouth East
  Gold Coast
Biggera CreekEmbankmentFlood mitigation2,980 660×10^6 790×10^6 810×10^6 980×10^627°56′54″S 153°22′59″E
Bill Gunn DamLake DyerSouth East
  Lockyer Valley
Off-streamEmbankmentIrrigation6,940 1,530×10^6 1,830×10^627°37′40″S 152°22′37″E
Bjelke-Petersen DamLake BarambahSouth East
  South Burnett
Barker CreekEmbankmentWater Supply and Irrigation134,900 29,700×10^6 35,600×10^6
Boondooma DamLake BoondoomaSouth East
  South Burnett
Boyne RiverEmbankmentWater Supply and Power Station134,900 29,700×10^6 35,600×10^6
Boobir DamSouth East
  South Burnett
Boobir CreekEmbankmentWater Supply179 39×10^6 47×10^6
Borumba DamLake BorumbaSouth East
  Gympie
Yabba CreekEmbankmentIrrigation and Water Supply33,300 7,300×10^6 8,800×10^6
Bromelton DamBromelton Offstream StorageSouth East
  Beaudesert
Off-streamEmbankmentWater supply8,210 1,810×10^6 2,170×10^627°56′44″S 152°57′14″E
Burdekin DamLake DalrympleNorthBurdekin RiverGravityIrrigation & Water supply1,860,000 410,000×10^6 490,000×10^6
Burton Gorge DamIsaac RiverRCC GravityWater supply14,829
Callide DamCallide CreekEmbankmentWater Supply136,370
Cania DamThree Moon CreekEmbankmentIrrigation and Water Supply88,580
Cedar Pocket DamDeep CreekConcrete gravity and rock embankmentIrrigation730
Lake Clarendon DamLake ClarendonSouth East
  Lockyer Valley
Off-streamEmbankmentIrrigation24,330 5.35×10^9 6.43×10^927°30′56″S 152°21′4″E
Connolly DamRosenthal CreekEmbankmentWater Supply2,157
Cooby DamCooby Creek ReservoirCooby CreekConcrete faced rockfillWater Supply23,100
Coolmunda DamLake CoolmundaMacintyre BrookEbankmentIrrigation and Water Supply69,090
Cooloolabin DamRocky CreekConcrete GravityWater Supply8,183
Copperlode Falls DamLake MorrisFreshwater CreekEarth embankmentWater Supply38,475
Corella DamLake CorellaCorella RiverRockfill EmbankmentWater Supply10,500
Cressbrook DamLake CressbrookCressbrook CreekEarthfill EmbankmentWater Supply81,800
East Leichhardt DamEast Leichhardt RiverWater Supply12,100
E.J. Beardmore DamLake KajarabieBalonne RiverEarth and rockfill embankmentIrrigation and Water Supply81,800
Enoggera DamEnoggera ReservoirSouth East
  Brisbane
Enoggera CreekEarth-fillWater supply4,567 1,005×10^6 1,206×10^6 990×10^6 1,200×10^627°26′50″S 152°56′37″E
Eungella DamBroken RiverEarth and rockfillIrrigation and Mining112,400
Ewen Maddock DamSouth East
  Sunshine Coast
Addlington CreekEmbankmentWater supply16,587 3.649×10^9 4.382×10^9 3.65×10^9 4.38×10^926°40′51″S 153°0′22″E
Fairbairn DamLake MaraboonCentral QueenslandNogoa RiverEmbankmentIrrigation
Water supply
Flood mitigation
1,301,000 286×10^9 344×10^923°39′00″S 148°03′56″E
Fred Haigh DamLake MonduranKolan RiverEarthfill embankmentIrrigation and Water Supply562,045
Gattonvale Offstream StorageWater Supply5,200
Glenlyon DamLake GlenlyonPike CreekEarth and rockfill embankmentIrrigation254,000
Gold Creek DamGold Creek ReservoirSouth East
  Brisbane
Gold CreekEmbankmentWater supply801 176×10^6 212×10^627°27′39″S 152°52′52″E
Gordonbrook DamStuart RiverEarthfill embankmentWater Supply6,800
(no dam)Green Hill ReservoirChapel Hill, Queensland155 34×10^6 41×10^6
Hinze DamAdvancetown LakeSouth East
  Gold Coast
Nerang RiverEmbankmentWater supply
Flood mitigation
310,730 68.35×10^9 82.09×10^928°3′2″S 153°17′2″E
Ibis DamIbis CreekConcrete GravityWater Supply225
Irvinebank DamGibbs CreekTimber and Concrete WeirWater Supply150
Julius DamLake JuliusLeichhardt RiverMultiple arch concrete buttressIndustrial and Town Water Supply107,500
Kidston DamCopperfield DamCopperfield RiverRoller compacted concreteWater Supply, Recreation, Pumped Hydro20,600
Kinchant DamSandy CreekEarth and rockfill embankmentIrrigation72,235
Kroombit DamKroombit CreekRoller Compacted ConcreteGroundwater Recharge14,600
Koombooloomba DamTully RiverConcrete GravityHydroelectricity186,750
Lake GregoryIsis Balancing StorageEarthfill embankmentIrrigation6,160
Lake Manchester DamLake ManchesterSouth East
  Ipswich
Cabbage Tree CreekGravityWater supply
Recreation
26,000 5.7×10^9 6.9×10^927°29′17″S 152°45′5″E
Lenthalls DamLake LenthallBurrum RiverEarthfill embankmentWater Supply28,411
Leslie DamLake LeslieSandy CreekConcrete GravityIrrigation and Water Supply106,250
Leslie Harrison DamTingalpa ReservoirSouth East
  Brisbane
Tingalpa CreekEmbankmentWater supply13,206 2.905×10^9 3.489×10^9 5.470×10^9 6.569×10^927°31′41″S 153°10′49″E
Little Nerang DamSouth East
  Gold Coast
Little Nerang CreekGravityWater supply8,390 1.85×10^9 2.22×10^928°8′37″S 153°17′8″E
Maroon DamSouth East
  Scenic Rim
Burnett CreekEmbankmentIrrigation44,300 9.7×10^9 11.7×10^928°10′51″S 152°39′25″E
Middle Creek DamPlane CreekEarthfill embankmentWater Supply1,120
Moogerah DamLake MoogerahSouth East
  Fassifern Valley
Reynolds CreekArchIrrigation
Water supply
83,700 18.4×10^9 22.1×10^928°1′48″S 152°32′56″E
Moondarra DamLake Moondarra
Meandu Creek Dam
North Pine DamLake SamsonvaleSouth East
  Moreton Bay
North Pine RiverGravityWater supply214,302 47.140×10^9 56.613×10^927°15′48″S 152°56′12″E
Number 7 DamBig Dam No 7,
Mount Morgan
Paluma Dam11,400
Paradise DamWide-BayBurnett RiverGravityIrrigation300,000 6.6×1010 7.9×1010 25°21′04″S 151°55′10″E
Perseverance DamLake PerseverancePerseverance Creek
Peter Faust DamLake ProserpineMackay-WhitsundayProserpine RiverEmbankmentUrban Water Supply, Irrigation & Recreation491,400 108.1×10^9 129.8×10^920.3673°S 148.378°E
Placer Dam
Poona DamSouth East
  Sunshine Coast
South Maroochy RiverEmbankmentWater storage655 144×10^6 173×10^626°35′46″S 152°54′36″E
Return Creek Dam
Rifle Creek Dam
Ross River DamNorth

- Townsville

EmbankmentWater supply

Flood mitigation

233,187
Sideling Creek DamLake KurwongbahSouth East
  Moreton Bay
Sideling CreekEmbankmentWater supply
Recreation
14,500 3.2×10^9 3.8×10^927°15′28″S 152°57′7″E
Six Mile Creek DamLake MacdonaldSouth East
  Sunshine Coast
Six Mile CreekEmbankmentWater supply
Recreation
8,018 1.764×10^9 2.118×10^926°22′52″S 152°55′48″E
Solomon Dam
Somerset DamLake SomersetSouth East
  Somerset Region
Stanley RiverGravityWater supply
Flood mitigation
Recreation
Hydroelectricity
904,000 199×10^9 239×10^927°6′52″S 152°33′25″E
Southedge Dam
Splityard Creek DamSouth East
  Somerset Region
Pryde CreekEmbankmentHydroelectricity28,700 6,300×10^6 7,600×10^627°22′16″S 152°38′13″E
Stannary Hills Dam
Tallebudgera Creek DamSouth East
  Gold Coast
Teemburra Dam
Theresa Creek Dam
Tinaroo DamLake Tinaroo
Teviot Creek Dam
Wappa DamSouth East
  Sunshine Coast
South Maroochy RiverGravityWater supply4,610 1,010×10^6 1,220×10^626°34′12″S 152°55′19″E
Wild River DamHerberton Dam
Wivenhoe DamLake WivenhoeSouth East
  Brisbane/Gold Coast
Brisbane RiverEmbankmentWater supply
Flood mitigation
Hydroelectricity
Recreation
1,165,238 256.317×10^9 307.823×10^927°23′38″S 152°36′28″E
Wuruma Dam
Wyaralong DamSouth East
  Scenic Rim
Teviot BrookGravityWater supply102,883 22,631×10^6 27,179×10^627°54′33″S 152°52′52″E

Weirs and barrages


Name Coordinates
Allan Tannock Weir (Cunnamulla Weir) 28.1174°S 145.686°E / -28.1174; 145.686
Aplins Weir 19.304°S 146.781°E / -19.304; 146.781
Avis Weir 24.9794°S 151.123°E / -24.9794; 151.123
Baron River Hydro Weir 16.8311°S 145.640°E / -16.8311; 145.640
Bazley Weir 24.8937°S 151.123°E / -24.8937; 151.123
Bedford Weir 23.3716°S 148.841°E / -23.3716; 148.841
Ben Anderson Barrage 24.8885°S 152.2899°E / -24.8885; 152.2899
Ben Dor Weir 28.5642°S 150.866°E / -28.5642; 150.866
Bonshaw Weir 28.9857°S 151.277°E / -28.9857; 151.277
Bingegang Weir 23.0726°S 149.0340°E / -23.0726; 149.0340
Bingera Weir 24.9431°S 152.213°E / -24.9431; 152.213
Blacks Weir 19.3170°S 146.7360°E / -19.3170; 146.7360
Blue Valley Weir 20.4081°S 147.393°E / -20.4081; 147.393
Bowen River Weir 20.7461°S 147.9390°E / -20.7461; 147.9390
Brightview Weir 27.4966°S 152.501°E / -27.4966; 152.501
Bromleton Weir 28.0066°S 152.946°E / -28.0066; 152.946
Bruce Weir 17.1108°S 145.116°E / -17.1108; 145.116
Buaraba Creek Weir 27.4104°S 152.419°E / -27.4104; 152.419
Bucca Weir 24.8596°S 152.073°E / -24.8596; 152.073
Buckinbah Weir 28.0868°S 148.767°E / -28.0868; 148.767
Carpendale Grove Weir 27.5712°S 152.1566°E / -27.5712; 152.1566
Cedar Grove Weir 27.8465°S 152.975°E / -27.8465; 152.975
Cecil Weir 27.5342°S 151.203°E / -27.5342; 151.203
Charters Towers Weir 19.9662°S 146.307°E / -19.9662; 146.307
Chinchilla Weir 26.8013°S 150.577°E / -26.8013; 150.577
Churchbank Weir 27.7714°S 152.684°E / -27.7714; 152.684
Clare Weir 19.8574°S 147.236°E / -19.8574; 147.236
Claredon Weir 27.5267°S 152.375°E / -27.5267; 152.375
Claude Wharton Weir 25.6157°S 151.594°E / -25.6157; 151.594
Collins Weir 17.258°S 145.294°E / -17.258; 145.294
Comet River Weir 23.6137°S 148.551°E / -23.6137; 148.551
Crump Weir 24.8204°S 149.748°E / -24.8204; 149.748
Dulbil Weir 17.0422°S 145.472°E / -17.0422; 145.472
Dumbleton Weir 21.1426°S 149.077°E / -21.1426; 149.077
Eden Bann Weir 23.0907°S 150.116°E / -23.0907; 150.116
Fitzroy River Barrage (Queensland) 23.3608°S 150.498°E / -23.3608; 150.498
Fletcher Creek Weir 23.7632°S 150.367°E / -23.7632; 150.367
Flagstone Creek Weir 27.6161°S 152.113°E / -27.6161; 152.113
Francis Weir 26.30°S 152.04°E / -26.30; 152.04
Gatton Weir 27.5600°S 152.2550°E / -27.5600; 152.2550
Giru Weir 19.5102°S 147.1130°E / -19.5102; 147.1130
Glebe Weir 25.4649°S 150.035°E / -25.4649; 150.035
Gleesons Weir 19.3177°S 146.745°E / -19.3177; 146.745
Glenore Weir 17.8609°S 141.130°E / -17.8609; 141.130
Glenore Grove Weir 27.5185°S 152.405°E / -27.5185; 152.405
Goondiwindi Weir 28.550°S 150.25°E / -28.550; 150.25
Gorge Weir 20.4727°S 147.29°E / -20.4727; 147.29
Granite Creek Weir 17.016°S 145.376°E / -17.016; 145.376
Grantham Weir 27.5755°S 152.217°E / -27.5755; 152.217
Gyranda Weir 25.2834°S 150.182°E / -25.2834; 150.182
Imbil Weir 26.4582°S 152.684°E / -26.4582; 152.684
Name Coordinates
Intake Weir 26.5833°S 152.883°E / -26.5833; 152.883
Jack Taylor Weir 28.04395°S 148.56721°E / -28.04395; 148.56721
Joe Sippel Weir 26.2687°S 152.007°E / -26.2687; 152.007
John Goleby Weir 25.2549°S 151.148°E / -25.2549; 151.148
Jones Weir 25.5945°S 151.297°E / -25.5945; 151.297
Jordan's Weir 27.5421°S 152.320°E / -27.5421; 152.320
Junction Weir 27.9356°S 152.5980°E / -27.9356; 152.5980
Kentville Weir 27.4927°S 152.438°E / -27.4927; 152.438
Kilcoy Weir 26.9199°S 152.5820°E / -26.9199; 152.5820
Kirar Weir (Eidsvold) 25.3525°S 151.072°E / -25.3525; 151.072
Kolan Barrage 24.741°S 152.164°E / -24.741; 152.164
Leafgold Weir 17.1488°S 145.053°E / -17.1488; 145.053
Lower Flagstone Creek Weir 27.5923°S 152.142°E / -27.5923; 152.142
Lower Tenthill Weir 27.5929°S 152.236°E / -27.5929; 152.236
McCauley Weir 26.754070°S 152.079655°E / -26.754070; 152.079655
Ma Ma Weir 27.6568°S 152.1610°E / -27.6568; 152.1610
Maleny Weir 26.750°S 152.833°E / -26.750; 152.833
Marian Weir 21.1399°S 148.937°E / -21.1399; 148.937
Mary Barrage 25.58733°S 152.62366°E / -25.58733; 152.62366
Mirani Weir 21.1768°S 148.830°E / -21.1768; 148.830
Monto Weir 24.858°S 151.106°E / -24.858; 151.106
Moolabah Weir 27.99112°S 148.73498°E / -27.99112; 148.73498
Moura Weir 24.5895°S 149.902°E / -24.5895; 149.902
Mount Crosby Weir 27.5374°S 152.798°E / -27.5374; 152.798
Mulgildie Weir 25.0189°S 151.093°E / -25.0189; 151.093
Mulgowie Weir 27.7533°S 152.372°E / -27.7533; 152.372
Mungungo Weir 24.7641°S 151.1600°E / -24.7641; 151.1600
Murgon Weir 26.265°S 151.915°E / -26.265; 151.915
Nanango Weir 26.6502°S 151.9240°E / -26.6502; 151.9240
Ned Churchward Weir 25.0509°S 152.0980°E / -25.0509; 152.0980
Neil Turner Weir 26.47096°S 147.95891°E / -26.47096; 147.95891
Neville Hewitt Weir 24.1714°S 149.8140°E / -24.1714; 149.8140
Orange Creek Weir 24.96250°S 150.07317°E / -24.96250; 150.07317
O'Reillys Weir 27.4180°S 152.5910°E / -27.4180; 152.5910
Proston Weir 26.2007°S 151.547°E / -26.2007; 151.547
Sandy Creek Weir 27.6371°S 152.332°E / -27.6371; 152.332
Selma Weir 22.542°S 148.146°E / -22.542; 148.146
Silverleaf Weir 26.1659°S 151.814°E / -26.1659; 151.814
Solarnum Weir 17.2039°S 145.064°E / -17.2039; 145.064
Tartrus Weir 22.9571°S 149.4220°E / -22.9571; 149.4220
Talgai Weir 27.991°S 151.758°E / -27.991; 151.758
Tenthill Weir 27.6376°S 152.216°E / -27.6376; 152.216
Teddington Weir 25.6501°S 152.666°E / -25.6501; 152.666
Theodore Weir 24.9502°S 150.0666°E / -24.9502; 150.0666
Tinana Barrage 25.5695°S 152.7190°E / -25.5695; 152.7190
Val Bird Weir 19.5637°S 147.096°E / -19.5637; 147.096
Walla Weir 25.052°S 152.099°E / -25.052; 152.099
Whetstone Weir 28.4669°S 150.955°E / -28.4669; 150.955
Wilson Weir 27.5397°S 152.342°E / -27.5397; 152.342
Yarramalong Weir 27.8353°S 151.4499°E / -27.8353; 151.4499
Youlambie Weir 24.8192°S 151.096°E / -24.8192; 151.096
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South Australia



Adelaide catchment



Regional South Australia



Tasmania


There are 103 dams in Tasmania.[2] Of these, 100 facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.[1]


Dams and reservoirs


The largest reservoir in Tasmania is the 12,359-gigalitre (2,719×10^9 imp gal; 3,265×10^9 US gal) Lake Gordon in the South West region of the state, formed by the Gordon Dam. As of 2015, 44 per cent of all the dams in Tasmania were constructed for the purpose of generating hydro-electricity.[1]

Dams of Tasmania
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name[1]
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s)
impounded[1]
Dam type[1] Purpose(s)[1] Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US)
Anthony DamLake PlimsollWest CoastAnthony RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity36,180 7.96×10^9 9.56×10^9
Anthony Leveeoff streamEmbankmentHydro-electricity36,180 7.96×10^9 9.56×10^9
Augusta DamLake AugustaOuse RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity23,450 5.16×10^9 6.19×10^9
Bastyan DamLake RoseberyWest CoastPieman RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity123,520 27.17×10^9 32.63×10^943°43′48″S 145°31′48″E
Bastyan Leveeoff streamEmbankmentHydro-electricity123,520 27.17×10^9 32.63×10^9
Bradys Lake
Briseis DamNorth East
Crotty DamLake BurburyWest CoastKing RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity1,081,420 237.88×10^9 285.68×10^942°09′35″S 145°37′00″E
Cascade DamNorth East Cascade River 41°10′14″S 147°49′20″E
Catagunya DamLake CatagunyaCentral HighlandsRiver DerwentGravityHydro-electricity25,640 5.64×10^9 6.77×10^942°26′24″S 146°35′24″E
Cethana DamLake CethanaNorthernForth RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity112,210 24.68×10^9 29.64×10^941°22′47″S 146°08′01″E
Clarence Dam
Clark DamLake King WilliamCentral HighlandsRiver DerwentArchHydro-electricity539,340 118.64×10^9 142.48×10^942°15′36″S 146°15′36″E
Cluny DamCluny LagoonCentral HighlandsRiver DerwentGravityHydro-electricity4,880 1.07×10^9 1.29×10^942°30′00″S 146°40′48″E
Craigborne DamSouth Coal River Irrigation
Curries River Reservoir
Darwin DamLake BurburyWest Coastoff streamEmbankmentHydro-electricity1,081,420 237.88×10^9 285.68×10^942°12′36″S 145°36′36″E
Devils Gate DamLake BarringtonNorthernForth RiverArchHydro-electricity179,940 39.58×10^9 47.54×10^941°20′24″S 146°15′36″E
Edgar DamLake PedderSouth Westoff riverEmbankmentHydro-electricity2,937,930 646.25×10^9 776.12×10^943°01′48″S 146°20′24″E
Risdon Zinc Works
Flagstaff Gully Dam
Ford Dam
Frome DamNorth East Frome River Embankment Hydro-electricity 41°08′41″S 147°54′42″E
Gordon DamLake GordonSouth WestGordon RiverArchHydro-electricity12,359,040 2,718.61×10^9 3,264.91×10^942°43′50″S 145°58′35″E
Miena Rockfill DamGreat LakeCentral NorthernShannon RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity3,156,640 694.36×10^9 833.90×10^941°58′48″S 146°43′48″E
Guide River Reservoir
Hall No 2
Henty DamNorth WestHenty RiverGravityHydro-electricity350 0.077×10^9 0.092×10^941°52′48″S 145°32′24″E
Knights Creek Reservoir
Lake Echo DamCentral HighlandsDee RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity725,490 159.59×10^9 191.65×10^942°15′00″S 146°36′36″E
Laughing Jack DamLaughing Jack Lagoon 42°10′35.8″S 146°19′51.7″E
Liapootah DamLake LiapootahCentral HighlandsNive RiverGravityHydro-electricity1,880 0.41×10^9 0.50×10^942°18′36″S 146°28′12″E
Limekiln Gully Reservoir
Lower Reservoir
Mackintosh DamLake MackintoshWesternMackintosh RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity913,690 200.98×10^9 241.37×10^941°41′24″S 145°38′24″E
Margaret DamLake MargaretWest CoastYolande RiverGravityHydro-electricity15,374 3.382×10^9 4.061×10^941°59′24″S 145°34′12″E
Meadowbank DamCentral HighlandsRiver DerwentButtress;
Embankment
Hydro-electricity59,650 13.12×10^9 15.76×10^942°36′36″S 146°50′24″E
Meander DamHuntsman LakeNorthernMeander RiverGravityIrrigation
Hydro-electricity
36,000 7.9×10^9 9.5×10^941°41′24″S 146°37′12″E
Monarch DamNorth East Shallamar Creek
Mount Paris DamNorth East 41°13′08.4″S 147°51′14.2″E
Murchison DamLake MurchisonWesternMurchison RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity96,910 21.32×10^9 25.60×10^941°46′48″S 145°38′24″E
Newton DamWesternNewton CreekEmbankmentHydro-electricity6,330 1.39×10^9 1.67×10^941°54′36″S 145°33′00″E
Paloona DamLake PaloonaNorthernForth RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity19,110 4.20×10^9 5.05×10^941°16′48″S 146°14′24″E
Lake Parangana
Pet River Scheme
Pine Tier DamPine Tier LagoonCentral HighlandsNive RiverGravityHydro-electricity7,420 1.63×10^9 1.96×10^942°06′00″S 146°28′48″E
Reece DamLake PiemanWest CoastPieman RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity300,200 66.0×10^9 79.3×10^941°43′12″S 145°07′48″E
Repulse DamCentral HighlandsRiver DerwentArch:
Embankment
Hydro-electricity6,330 1.39×10^9 1.67×10^942°30′00″S 146°38′24″E
Ridgeway Reservoir
Rileys Creek Reservoir
Risdon Brook Dam
Rowallan DamLake RowallanNorthernMersey RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity130,490 28.70×10^9 34.47×10^941°43′48″S 146°12′36″E
Lake Samuel
Scotts Peak DamLake PedderSouth WestHuon RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity2,937,930 646.25×10^9 776.12×10^943°01′48″S 146°17′24″E
Serpentine DamSerpentine RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity2,937,930 646.25×10^9 776.12×10^942°46′12″S 145°58′48″E
Stanton Dam
Taylor No 3
Tolosa Park Reservoir
Tullabardine DamLake Mackintosh
Trevallyn DamLake TrevallynNorthernSouth Esk RiverGravityHydro-electricity12,330 2.71×10^9 3.26×10^941°26′24″S 147°04′48″E
Upper Grassy Dam
Upper Reservoir
Wayatinah DamWayatinah LagoonCentral HighlandsRiver DerwentEmbankmentHydro-electricity8,860 1.95×10^9 2.34×10^942°24′00″S 146°29′24″E
White Spur DamWhite Spur LakeNorth WestWhite Spur CreekEmbankmentHydro-electricity1,750 0.38×10^9 0.46×10^941°53′24″S 145°31′48″E
Wilmot DamLake GairdnerNorthernWilmont RiverEmbankmentHydro-electricity8,820 1.94×10^9 2.33×10^941°28′12″S 146°04′12″E

Victoria



Western Australia



Metropolitan Supply


  • Melville Reservoir
  • Mount Eliza Reservoir
  • Mount Hawthorn Reservoir
  • Mount Tamworth Reservoir
  • Mount Yokine Reservoir
  • Mirrabooka Reservoir
  • Neerabup Reservoir
  • North Dandalup Dam
  • Richmond Reservoir
  • Samson Brook Dam

Goldfields Water Supply

  • Kalgoorlie Reservoir No1
  • Kalgoorlie Reservoir No2
  • Kalgoorlie Reservoir No3
  • Lower Helena Pumpback Dam
  • Mount Charlotte Reservoir
  • Mundaring Weir

Mid West Region

  • Allanooka Storage
  • Bootenal Storage

North West Region


Great Southern Region


  • Bolganup Dam
  • Borden No 1 Dam
  • Borden No 2 Dam
  • Bottle Creek Dam
  • Brookton Dam
  • Cranbrook Dam 1
  • Cranbrook Dam 2
  • Cranbrook Dam 3
  • Cuballing Reservoir
  • Dumbleyung Dam
  • Frankland Dam
  • Gnowangerup No 1 Dam
  • Gnowangerup No 2 Dam
  • Horsley Reservoir
  • Hyden Humps Dam
  • Jerramungup No 1 Dam
  • Jerramungup No 2 Dam
  • Karlgarin Reservoir
  • Kojonup Dam
  • Kondinin/Yeerakine Dam
  • Kukerin Reservoir
  • Lake Grace No 1 Dam
  • Lake King Dam
  • Mount Barker Reservoir
  • Mount Clarence Reservoir
  • Munglinup Dam
  • Newdegate Turkey Nest Dam
  • Nyabing Dam
  • Ongerup No 1 Dam
  • Ongerup No 2 Dam
  • Ongerup No 3 Dam
  • Pingrup Dam
  • Pinwernying Dam
  • Puntapin Dam
  • Ravensthorpe Dam 1
  • Ravensthorpe Dam 2
  • Ravensthorpe Dam 3
  • Ravensthorpe Dam 4
  • Rocky Gully
  • Tambellup No 1 Dam
  • Varley Dam
  • Wandering No 1 Dam
  • Wandering No 2 Dam
  • Wave Rock Dam

South West Region


  • Balingup Dam
  • Big Brook Dam
  • Boyup Brook Dam
  • Drakesbrook Dam
  • Dumpling Gully No1 Dam
  • Dumpling Gully No2 Dam
  • Glen Mervyn Dam
  • Harvey Dam
  • Harris River Dam
  • Hester Dam
  • Kirup Dam
  • Logue Brook Dam
  • Manjimup Dam
  • Millstream Dam
  • Mungalup Dam
  • Nannup Dam
  • Phillips Creek Dam
  • Quinninup Dam
  • Samson Brook Dam
  • Stirling Dam
  • Ten Mile Brook Dam
  • Waroona Dam
  • Wellington Dam

See also



References


  1. "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. "Place name search". Gazetteer of Australia. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. "Largest constructed reservoirs by State/Territory". Geoscience Australia: Geographic Information. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. "Water resources: Availability: Queensland". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.





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