Glenlyon Dam

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Glenlyon Dam (also known as Pike Creek Reservoir) lies near the southern Queensland border with New South Wales, roughly between Stanthorpe and Texas to the west. The dam wall was built on Pike Creek, a tributary of the Dumaresq River, 5 km upstream from the confluence of the Mole River and Severn River branching from the Dumerasq.

The dam's total capacity is 254 000 megalitres (Collie 1994). Glenlyon Dam provides water for irrigation of grain and fodder crops. Swimming, fishing, boating and water ski-ing are all permitted.

Water levels in the dam have dropped significantly during droughts in Australia. In mid 1994 the dam was at a critically low level of 5 % and again the next year just 12% of capacity (Collie 1995).

[edit] References

• Collie, Gordon. Dry tears of despair. The Courier Mail. 22 October 1994
• Collie, Gordon. Worst drought of century cripples farmers. The Courier Mail. 26 August 1995.
• Glenlyon Dam ( Pike Creek Reservoir ) - Stanthorpe. Qld. Sweetwater Fishing Australia. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.