Perseverance Dam

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Perseverance Dam
Location 35 km Northeast of Toowoomba,Queensland
Coordinates 27.287° S 152.118° E
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Perseverance Creek
Primary outflows Perseverance Creek
Catchment area 110 km²
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 250 ha
Average depth 23.1 m
Water volume 30,140 ML

Perseverance Dam is the second largest, (in terms of storage capacity) and the second oldest dam of Toowoomba city's three water supply dams. Construction of this dam commenced in 1962 and the dam was completed in 1965. This dam is located approximately 35 km Northeast of Toowoomba on Perseverance Creek, which is a tributary of Cessbrook Creek.