Eungella Dam

Dam in Queensland, Australia

21°08′27″S 148°23′20″E / 21.1409°S 148.389°E / -21.1409; 148.389TypereservoirPrimary inflowsBroken RiverCatchment area142 km² (55 sq mi)Basin countriesAustraliaSurface area848 ha (2,100 acres)Water volume112,400 ML (91,100 acre⋅ft)^[1]Surface elevation562.71 m (1,846.2 ft)References^[1]

Eungella Dam is an earth and rockfill dam in the locality of Eungella Dam, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of Queensland's freshwater fisheries. Eungella has made a name for producing extra oversized sooty grunter and more recently barramundi.

SunWater is undertaking a dam spillway capacity upgrade program to ensure the highest level of safety for the^[who?] dams is maintained. The spillway will be upgraded in the longer term.^[2]

History

Eungella Dam was constructed in 1969 to meet the requirements of a thermal power station at Collinsville and the town water requirement of Collinsville and Scottsville. It also supplies water to towns and coalfields at Glendon and Moranbah. Eungella Dam holds 112,400 megalitres (3,970×10^⁶ cu ft) of water at an average depth of 14.7 metres (48 ft) and has a surface area of 848 hectares (2,100 acres) at full capacity.

The dam reached its lowest level of 10.96% in January 2005, and maximum recorded level of 127.08% in April 1989 as a result of heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Aivu.

Attractions

Camping is the main reason people come to Eungella Dam, as well as fishing. There are small campsites to set up around the area and small facilities such as drop-down toilets and rubbish bins. Campfires are allowed on the sites. There is plenty of firewood around the area to use, and leaves as well.

Fishing

A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Sunwater current water storage information". Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ Spillway Capacity Upgrade Program Archived February 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit. Archived August 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

Water supply in Queensland, Australia

Dams and reservoirs by region

South East Queensland	Atkinson Baroon Pocket Biggera Creek Bill Gunn Bromelton Cedar Grove Weir Lake Clarendon Enoggera Ewen Maddock Gold Creek Hinze Lake Manchester Leslie Harrison Little Nerang Maroon Moogerah Mount Crosby Weir North Pine Poona Sideling Creek Six Mile Creek Somerset Splityard Creek Wappa Wivenhoe Wyaralong
Darling Downs	Connolly Cooby Coolmunda Cressbrook Glenlyon Leslie Perseverance
South West Queensland	E.J. Beardmore Neil Turner Weir
Wide Bay–Burnett	Ben Anderson Barrage Bjelke-Petersen Boobir Boondooma Borumba Cania Cedar Pocket Cooloolabin Fred Haigh Gordonbrook Lake Gregory Lenthalls McCauley Weir Meandu Creek Paradise Placer Wuruma
Central Queensland	Lake Awoonga Burton Gorge Callide Fairbairn Fitzroy River Barrage Kroombit Middle Creek Number 7 Teemburra Theresa Creek
North Queensland	Bamboo Burdekin Falls Eungella Gattonvale Offstream Storage Kinchant Paluma Peter Faust Ross River Solomon Teviot Creek
Far North Queensland	Copperlode Falls Ibis Irvinebank Koombooloomba Return Creek Southedge Stannary Hills Lake Tinaroo Wild River
North West Queensland	Lake Belmore Corella East Leichhardt Lake Julius Kidston Lake Moondarra Rifle Creek
Historical	Nindooinbah Tallebudgera Creek

Water resource management by function

Companies and government agencies	Gold Coast Water Queensland Urban Utilities seqwater SunWater WaterSecure
Other sources / facilities	Bradfield Scheme Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme Gold Coast Desalination Plant Mount Crosby Pumping Station SEQ Water Grid Toowoomba Water Futures referendum, 2006 Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme
Regulators	Department of Energy and Water Supply
Historical	Brisbane Water LinkWater Queensland Water Commission SEQ Water Grid Manager