Lake Clarendon Dam

Lake Clarendon Dam
Location of the Lake Clarendon Dam
in Queensland
Country Australia
Location South East Queensland
Coordinates 27°30′55″S 152°21′4″E / 27.51528°S 152.35111°E / -27.51528; 152.35111Coordinates: 27°30′55″S 152°21′4″E / 27.51528°S 152.35111°E / -27.51528; 152.35111
Purpose Irrigation
Status Operational
Opening date 1992 (1992)
Operator(s) SEQ Water
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment dam
Impounds Off-stream
Height 13.1 m (43 ft)
Length 4,300 m (14,100 ft)
Dam volume 1,400×10^3 m3 (49×10^6 cu ft)
Spillway type Uncontrolled
Spillway capacity 62 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates Lake Clarendon
Total capacity 24,330 ML (5.35×109 imp gal; 6.43×109 US gal)[1]
Catchment area 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Surface area 339 ha (840 acres)
Max. water depth 13 m (43 ft)
Normal elevation 96 m (315 ft) AHD
Website
www.seqwater.com.au

The Lake Clarendon Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located off-stream in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Lockyer Valley.[2][3] The resultant impounded reservoir is called Lake Clarendon.

Location and features

Located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Gatton, the Lake Clarendon Dam is part of a number of small dams built above the Lockyer Valley to supply water for irrigation purposes.

The 4,300 m (14,100 ft) long rock and earthfill structure has a maximum height of 13.1 m (43 ft) and an overflow spillway which diverts excess water into a series of open channels that eventually flow into the Lockyer Creek. The dam creates a reservoir, Lake Clarendon, with a storage capacity of 24,330 megalitres (5.35×109 imp gal; 6.43×109 US gal) and a maximum surface area of 339 hectares (840 acres). The dam is managed by SEQ Water.

Completed in 1992, by mid-2006 the dam was empty due to drought conditions in Australia.[4] In January 2011, the dam was over 80% full according to the Queensland Water Commission website.

Recreation

A Stocked Impoundment Permit is no longer required to fish in the reservoir. Lake Clarendon was removed from the SIP scheme in 2012.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Lake Clarendon Dam". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. Harrison, Rod; James, Ernie; Sully, Chris; Classon, Bill; Eckermann, Joy (2008). Queensland Dams. Bayswater, Victoria: Australian Fishing Network. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-86513-134-4.
  3. "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. Williams, Brian (11 June 2006). "Tiny trickle sparks torrent". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  5. "Recreational fishing rules for Queensland: A brief guide" (PDF). Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (PDF). Queensland Government. 1 February 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 27 June 2014.


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