Lake Julius
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Lake Julius | |
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Location | 70km North East of Mount Isa, Queensland |
Coordinates | |
Lake type | reservoir |
Basin countries | Australia |
Surface area | 1255ha |
Average depth | 8.9 m |
Max. depth | 25.2m |
Water volume | 107,500 ML [1] |
Surface elevation | 223.5m |
References | [1] |
Lake Julius was built in 1976 for irrigation and town water storage just below the junction of the Leichardt River and Paroo Creek. It has a full supply capacity of 127 000 mega litres, a surface area of 1420 hectares at an average depth of 8.9 meters.
SunWater is undertaking a dam spillway capacity upgrade program to ensure the highest level of safety for our dams is maintained. The spillway will be upgraded in the longer term. [2]