The Lake Clarendon Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located off-stream in the locality of Lake Clarendon in the Lockyer Valley Region, South East Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Lockyer Valley.[2][3] The resultant impounded reservoir is called Lake Clarendon.
| Lake Clarendon Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Lake Clarendon Dam in Queensland | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | South East Queensland |
| Coordinates | 27°30′55″S 152°21′4″E / 27.51528°S 152.35111°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1992 |
| Operator(s) | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Off-stream |
| Height | 13.1 m (43 ft) |
| Length | 4,200 m (13,800 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,400×103 m3 (49×106 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 62 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Clarendon |
| Total capacity | 24,276 ML (5.340×109 imp gal; 6.413×109 US gal)[1] |
| Catchment area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 339 ha (840 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 96 m (315 ft) AHD |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
Location and features
editLocated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Gatton, the Lake Clarendon Dam is part of a number of small dams built above the Lockyer Valley to supply water for irrigation purposes.
The 4,200 m (13,800 ft) long rock and earthfill structure has a maximum height of 13.1 m (43 ft) and an overflow spillway which diverts excess water into a series of open channels that eventually flow into the Lockyer Creek. The dam creates a reservoir, Lake Clarendon, with a storage capacity of 24,276 megalitres (5.340×109 imp gal; 6.413×109 US gal) and a maximum surface area of 339 hectares (840 acres). The dam is managed by SEQ Water.
Completed in 1992, by mid-2006 the dam was empty due to drought conditions in Australia.[4] In January 2011, the dam was over 80% full according to the Queensland Water Commission website.
Recreation
editA Stocked Impoundment Permit is no longer required to fish in the reservoir. Lake Clarendon was removed from the SIP scheme in 2012.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Lake Clarendon Dam". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Harrison, Rod; James, Ernie; Sully, Chris; Classon, Bill; Eckermann, Joy (2008). Queensland Dams. Bayswater, Victoria: Australian Fishing Network. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-86513-134-4.
- ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Williams, Brian (11 June 2006). "Tiny trickle sparks torrent". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ "Recreational fishing rules for Queensland: A brief guide" (PDF). Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (PDF). Queensland Government. 1 February 2012. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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