Lake Clarendon Dam
The Lake Clarendon Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located off-stream in the locality of Lake Clarendon in the Lockyer Valley Region, South East 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.
| 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 |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1992 |
| Operator(s) | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Off-stream |
| Height | 13.1 m (43 ft) |
| Length | 4,200 m (13,800 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,400×103 m3 (49×106 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 62 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Clarendon |
| Total capacity | 24,276 ML (5.340×109 imp gal; 6.413×109 US gal)[1] |
| Catchment area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 339 ha (840 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 96 m (315 ft) AHD |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
Location and features edit
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 4,200 m (13,800 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 24,276 megalitres (5.340×109 imp gal; 6.413×109 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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Lake Clarendon Dam". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ . Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Williams, Brian (11 June 2006). "Tiny trickle sparks torrent". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ (PDF). Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (PDF). Queensland Government. 1 February 2012. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.