Middle Creek Dam is located at the head waters of Plane Creek west of Sarina, Queensland. It was constructed in the late 1950s-early 1960s by the Sarina Shire Council and Plane Creek Sugar Mill to augment water supply from two weirs downstream that had been built in 1926 and 1935. It has a small catchment of 7.4 square kilometres and a capacity of 1,120 megalitres. The dam is used for water skiing by the Sarina Ski Club. The dam wall and spillway were upgraded by Mackay Regional Council in 2015 to improve flood capacity.[1]

Middle Creek Dam
Middle Creek Dam is located in Queensland
Middle Creek Dam
Middle Creek Dam
Location36km South of Mackay, Queensland
Coordinates21°28′06″S 149°06′22″E / 21.4684°S 149.1060°E / -21.4684; 149.1060
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsMiddle Creek
Catchment area7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Basin countriesAustralia
Water volume1,120 ML (250×10^6 imp gal; 300×10^6 US gal)

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  1. ^ "Middle Creek Dam to be upgraded". The Courier Mail. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2021.