Burdekin Dam
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| Burdekin Dam | |
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| Location | 165 km south of Townsville |
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| Lake type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 220 km² |
| Max. depth | 40 m |
| Water volume | 1,860,000 ML [1] |
| Surface elevation | 154 m |
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Burdekin Dam (or Burdekin Falls Dam) is located on the Burdekin River in Queensland, Australia south west of Ayr, and Home Hill. It was completed by Leighton Holdings[2] in 1987 and is the largest dam in the state, with a capacity four times that of Sydney Harbour.
The Dam wall is 876 metres long and has a 504 metre spill way, and a drop of 37 metres. The body of water held by the dam is also known as Lake Dalrymple. It holds 1,860,000 megalitres at full capacity.
Plans are in place to increase the safety of this dam in an extreme rainfall event by increasing the spillway capacity. This project is scheduled for completion over the next 5 to 20 years. [3]
The catchment area for the dam extends north to the Seaview Range west of Ingham, south to the Drummond Range near Alpha through the Suttor and Belyando Rivers, southeast to the coastal ranges west of Mackay, and west beyond Charters Towers to the Lolworth, Montgomery and Stopem Blockem Ranges through the Clark River.
[edit] Fishing
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam[4].
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