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List of dams and reservoirs in Australia

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Tasmania's Gordon Dam, one of the largest in Australia, was constructed in the 1970s. It has a catchment area of 1,280 km2 (494 sq mi).

Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir in Australia.

Australian Capital Territory

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There are three key water storage facilities located in the Australian Capital Territory. The fourth source of water for Canberra, Googong Dam, is in NSW. In addition, there are four smaller man-made reservoirs used for recreation and as traps for sediment and fertilizers .

Dams and reservoirs of the Australian Capital Territory
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name[1]
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s)
impounded[1]
Dam type[1] Purpose(s)[1] Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US)
Bendora Dam Bendora Reservoir Namadgi National Park Cotter River Arch Water supply 11,540 2.54×10^9 3.05×10^9 35°26′49″S 148°49′41″E / 35.447°S 148.828°E / -35.447; 148.828 (Bendora Dam)
Corin Dam Corin Reservoir Namadgi National Park Cotter River Embankment Water supply 75,500 16.6×10^9 19.9×10^9 35°33′55″S 148°49′52″E / 35.56541°S 148.83108°E / -35.56541; 148.83108 (Corin Dam)
Cotter Dam Cotter Reservoir Cotter River Gravity Water supply 78,000 17×10^9 21×10^9 35°19′10″S 148°56′19″E / 35.31955°S 148.93853°E / -35.31955; 148.93853 (Cotter Dam)
Ginninderra Weir Lake Ginninderra Belconnen Ginninderra Creek Artificial lake Recreation 35°14′S 149°04′E / 35.233°S 149.067°E / -35.233; 149.067 (Lake Ginninderra)
Scrivener Dam Lake Burley Griffin Yarralumla Molonglo River Gravity Recreation 27,740 6.10×10^9 7.33×10^9 35°17′59″S 149°04′20″E / 35.29972°S 149.07222°E / -35.29972; 149.07222 (Scrivener Dam)
n/a Stranger Pond Bonython Off-stream Artificial lake Recreation 35°25′47″S 149°4′11″E / 35.42972°S 149.06972°E / -35.42972; 149.06972 (Stranger Pond)
n/a Lake Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Creek Artificial lake Recreation 35°24′30″S 149°04′00″E / 35.40833°S 149.06667°E / -35.40833; 149.06667 (Lake Tuggeranong)

New South Wales

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There are 2,250 dams, weirs, catchments, and barrages in New South Wales.[2] Of these, 135 facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.[1]

Dams and reservoirs

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The largest reservoir in New South Wales is the 4,798,000-megalitre (1.055×1012 imp gal; 1.267×1012 US gal) Lake Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains, formed by the Eucumbene Dam.[3]

Dams and reservoirs of New South Wales
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name[1]
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s)
impounded[1]
Dam type[1] Purpose(s)[1] Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US)
Avon Dam Avon Storage Reservoir Sydney
 – Macarthur
 – Illawarra
Avon River Gravity Water supply 214,360 4.715×1010 5.663×1010 34°21′05″S 150°38′28″E / 34.351389°S 150.641111°E / -34.351389; 150.641111 (Avon Dam)
Bankstown Reservoir Sydney
 – South-western Sydney
Water tower Water supply 4.4 970,000 1,200,000 33°54′20″S 151°02′23″E / 33.905494°S 151.03965°E / -33.905494; 151.03965 (Bankstown)
Bendeela Pondage Bendeela Pondage South Coast Kangaroo River Embankment Water supply 1,200 260×10^6 320×10^6 34°43′30″S 150°28′47″E / 34.725°S 150.479722°E / -34.725; 150.479722 (Bendeela Pondage)
Ben Boyd Dam South Coast Water Supply 800 180×10^6 210×10^6 37°07′14″S 149°51′18″E / 37.120456°S 149.854890°E / -37.120456; 149.854890 (Ben Boyd)
Ben Chifley Dam Central West Campbells River Embankment Water supply 30,800 6.8×109 8.1×109 33°32′54″S 149°38′05″E / 33.54833°S 149.63472°E / -33.54833; 149.63472 (Ben Chifley Dam)
Blowering Dam Blowering Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tumut River Embankment Flood mitigation
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
Water supply
Conservation
1,628,000 3.58×1011 4.30×1011 35°24′05″S 148°14′52″E / 35.40139°S 148.24778°E / -35.40139; 148.24778 (Blowering Dam)
Brogo Dam South Coast Brogo River Embankment Environmental flows
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
Water supply
8,980 1.98×109 2.37×109 36°29′24″S 149°44′30″E / 36.4899724°S 149.7415495°E / -36.4899724; 149.7415495 (Brogo Dam)
Burrendong Dam Lake Burrendong Orana Macquarie River Embankment Flood mitigation
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
Water supply
1,188,000 2.61×1011 3.14×1011 32°40′04″S 149°06′25″E / 32.667778°S 149.106944°E / -32.667778; 149.106944 (Burrendong Dam)
Burrinjuck Dam Lake Burrinjuck Riverina Murrumbidgee River Gravity Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
1,026,000 2.26×1011 2.71×1011 35°00′10″S 148°35′02″E / 35.002683°S 148.583900°E / -35.002683; 148.583900 (Burrinjuck Dam)
Carcoar Dam Central West Belubula River Arch Irrigation
Water supply
Water conservation
36,400 8.0×109 9.6×109 33°37′00″S 149°10′45″E / 33.61667°S 149.17917°E / -33.61667; 149.17917 (Carcoar Dam)
Cascade Creek Dams Cascade Dam Blue Mountains Cascade Creek Embankment Water supply 1,704 375×10^6 450×10^6 33°41′29″S 150°18′05″E / 33.69139°S 150.30139°E / -33.69139; 150.30139 (Cascade Creek Dams)
Cataract Dam Cataract Reservoir Sydney
 – Macarthur
 – Illawarra
Cararact River Gravity Water supply 94,300 2.07×1010 2.49×1010 34°15′56″S 150°48′11″E / 34.265597°S 150.803189°E / -34.265597; 150.803189 (Cataract Dam)
Chaffey Dam Chaffey Dam New England Peel River Embankment Irrigation
Water supply
102,868 2.2628×1010 2.7175×1010 31°20′45″S 151°08′19″E / 31.345833°S 151.138611°E / -31.345833; 151.138611 (Chaffey)
Chichester Dam Lake Chichester Hunter Chichester River
Wangat River
21,500 4.7×109 5.7×109 32°14′15″S 151°41′22″E / 32.2375361°S 151.689418°E / -32.2375361; 151.689418 (Chichester)
Clarrie Hall Dam Lake Clarrie Hall Northern Rivers Doon Doon Creek 16,000 3.5×109 4.2×109 28°26′16″S 153°18′19″E / 28.437778°S 153.305278°E / -28.437778; 153.305278 (Clarrie)
Cochrane Dam Cochrane Lake South Coast Georges Creek 385 85×10^6 102×10^6 36°33′54″S 149°27′04″E / 36.565000°S 149.451111°E / -36.565000; 149.451111 (Cochrane)
Copeton Dam Lake Copeton New England Gwydir River Embankment 1,364,000 3.00×1011 3.60×1011 29°54′23″S 150°55′38″E / 29.906389°S 150.927222°E / -29.906389; 150.927222 (Copeton)
Cordeaux Dam Sydney
 – Macarthur
 – Illawarra
Cordeaux River Gravity Water supply 93,600 2.06×1010 2.47×1010 34°20′25″S 150°44′35″E / 34.34028°S 150.74306°E / -34.34028; 150.74306 (Cordeaux Dam)
Deep Creek Dam Deep Creek Reservoir Snowy Mountains Deep Creek 11 2.4×10^6 2.9×10^6 36°00′35.7″S 148°20′37.2″E / 36.009917°S 148.343667°E / -36.009917; 148.343667 (Deep Ck Dam)
Eucumbene Dam Lake Eucumbene Snowy Mountains Eucumbene River Embankment 4,798,000 1.055×1012 1.267×1012
Fitzroy Falls Dam Fitzroy Falls Reservoir South Coast Yarrunga Creek Embankment Water supply 9,950 2.19×109 2.63×109
Geehi Dam Geehi Reservoir Snowy Mountains Geehi River Embankment 21,093 4.640×109 5.572×109
Glenbawn Dam Lake Glenbawn Hunter Hunter River 750,000 1.6×1011 2.0×1011
Glennies Creek Dam Lake St Clair Hunter Hunter River 283,000 6.2×1010 7.5×1010
Googong Dam Googong Reservoir Capital Country Queanbeyan River 121,083 2.6635×1010 3.1987×1010
Grahamstown Dam Hunter
Mid North Coast
Williams River Water Supply 190,000 4.2×1010 5.0×1010
Guthega Dam Guthega Pondage Snowy Mountains Snowy River Gravity Hydroelectricity 1,604 353×10^6 424×10^6
Happy Jacks Dam Happy Jacks Pondage Snowy Mountains Tumut River Gravity Hydroelectricity 271 60×10^6 72×10^6
Hume Dam Lake Hume (on border with Victoria) Riverina Murray River Embankment
Gravity
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
3,038,000 6.68×1011 8.03×1011
Island Bend Dam Island Bend Pondage Snowy Mountains Snowy River Gravity Hydroelectricity 3,084 678×10^6 815×10^6
Jindabyne Dam Lake Jindabyne Snowy Mountains Snowy River Embankment Hydroelectricity 688,000 1.51×1011 1.82×1011
Jounama Dam Jounama Pondage Snowy Mountains Tumut River Embankment Hydroelectricity 43,542 9.578×109 1.1503×1010
Keepit Dam Lake Keepit New England Namoi River Irrigation 425,510 9.360×1010 1.1241×1011
Khancoban Dam Khancoban Reservoir Snowy Mountains Swampy Plain River Embankment Hydroelectricity 26,643 5.861×109 7.038×109
Lake Rowlands Dam Lake Rowlands Central West Coombing Rivulet Concrete slab and buttress Water supply 4,500 990×10^6 1,200×10^6 33°40′16″S 149°10′35″E / 33.671211°S 149.176272°E / -33.671211; 149.176272 (Lake Rowlands Dam)
Liverpool Offtake Reservoir Cecil Hills South West Sydney fed from canal embankment Water supply 170 37×10^6 45×10^6 33°53′24″S 150°49′36″E / 33.889869°S 150.826790°E / -33.889869; 150.826790 (Liverpool Offtake)
Lostock Dam Lostock Dam Hunter Paterson River Embankment Water Supply 20,220 4.45×109 5.34×109
Lyell Dam Lake Lyell Central West Coxs River Water Supply 34,500 7.6×109 9.1×109
Malpas Dam Malpas Reservoir New England Gara River Water Supply 13,000 2.9×109 3.4×109
Mangrove Creek Dam Central Coast Mangrove Creek Water Supply 190,000 4.2×1010 5.0×1010
Manly Dam Manly Reservoir Sydney  – Northern Beaches Curl Curl Creek Gravity Flood Mitigation 2,000 440×10^6 530×10^6 33°46′53″S 151°15′21″E / 33.78139°S 151.25583°E / -33.78139; 151.25583 (Manly Dam)
Medlow Dam Medlow Bath Reservoir Blue Mountains Adams Creek Blue Mountains Water supply 304.5 67,000×10^3 80,400×10^3 33°39′30″S 150°17′57″E / 33.6583°S 150.2993°E / -33.6583; 150.2993 (Medlow Dam)
Murray Two Dam Murray Two Pondage Snowy Mountains Khancoban Bank Arch Hydroelectricity 2,344 516×10^6 619×10^6
Nepean Dam Sydney
 – Macarthur
 – Illawarra
Nepean River Arch gravity Water supply 70,170 1.544×1010 1.854×1010 34°19′55″S 150°37′05″E / 34.33194°S 150.61806°E / -34.33194; 150.61806 (Nepean Dam)
Oberon Dam Lake Oberon Central West Fish River Water Supply 45,420 9.99×109 1.200×1010
Pindari Dam Lake Pindari North West Slopes Hydroelectricity 312,000 6.9×1010 8.2×1010
Prospect Dam Prospect Reservoir Sydney
 – Western suburbs
Prospect Creek Embankment Water Supply 50,200 1.10×1010 1.33×1010
Rocky Creek Dam Northern Rivers Rocky Creek Water supply 14,000 3.1×109 3.7×109
Rydal Dam Central Tablelands Power station cooling 370 81×10^6 98×10^6
Split Rock Dam Split Rock Reservoir New England Manilla River Irrigation 397,370 8.741×1010 1.0497×1011
Spring Creek Dam Central West Spring Creek Minor embankment Water supply 4,680 1.03×109 1.24×109
Stephens Creek Dam Stephens Creek Reservoir Far West Stephens Creek Gravity Water supply 2,000 440×10^6 530×10^6 31°52′42″S 141°35′40″E / 31.87833°S 141.59444°E / -31.87833; 141.59444 (Stephens Creek Dam)
Suma Park Dam Suma Park Reservoir Central West Summer Hill Creek Water Supply 17,290 3.80×109 4.57×109
Talbingo Dam Talbingo Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tumut River Embankment Hydroelectricity 921,000 2.03×1011 2.43×1011
Tallowa Dam Lake Yarrunga South Coast Shoalhaven River Gravity Water supply 90,000 2.0×1010 2.4×1010 34°46′22″S 150°18′48″E / 34.77278°S 150.31333°E / -34.77278; 150.31333 (Tallowa Dam)
Tantangara Dam Tantangara Reservoir Snowy Mountains Murrumbidge River Gravity Hydroelectricity 254,099 5.5894×1010 6.7126×1010
Tilba Dam South Coast 90 20×10^6 24×10^6
Tooma Dam Tooma Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tooma River Embankment Hydroelectricity 28,124 6.186×109 7.430×109 36°03′03.4″S 148°16′30.5″E / 36.050944°S 148.275139°E / -36.050944; 148.275139 (Tooma Dam)
Toonumbar Dam Lake Toonumbar Northern Rivers Iron Pot Creek Water Supply 1,100 240×10^6 290×10^6
Tumut Pond Dam Tumut Pond Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tumut River 52,793 1.1613×1010 1.3946×1010
Tumut Two Dam Tumut Two Reservoir Snowy Mountains Tumut River Gravity Hydroelectricity 2,677 589×10^6 707×10^6
Umberumberka Dam Umberumberka Reservoir Far West Umberumberka Creek Gravity Water Supply 1,950 430×10^6 520×10^6 31°48′49″S 141°12′38″E / 31.81361°S 141.21056°E / -31.81361; 141.21056 (Umberumberka Dam)
Warragamba Dam Lake Burragorang Sydney
 – Macarthur
Coxs River
Kowmung River
Nattai River
Wingecarribee River
Wollondilly River
Warragamba River
Gravity Water Supply 2,027,000 4.46×1011 5.35×1011 33°52′59″S 150°35′44″E / 33.88306°S 150.59556°E / -33.88306; 150.59556 (Warragamba Dam)
Wentworth Falls Lake Wentworth Falls Blue Mountains Jamison Creek NSWGR 33°42′13″S 150°22′19″E / 33.703672°S 150.372042°E / -33.703672; 150.372042 (Wentworth Falls Lake)
Wilson Park Dam Wentworth Falls Blue Mountains Jamison Creek NSWGR 33°42′40″S 150°22′27″E / 33.711168°S 150.374302°E / -33.711168; 150.374302 (Wilson Park)
Windamere Dam Lake Windamere Central West Cudgegong River Irrigation 368,120 8.098×1010 9.725×1010 32°43′40″S 149°46′25″E / 32.727861°S 149.773510°E / -32.727861; 149.773510 (Windamere)
Wingecarribee Dam Wingecarribee Reservoir South Coast Wingecarribee River Embankment Water supply 25,875 5.692×109 6.835×109 34°32′29″S 150°28′55″E / 34.54139°S 150.48194°E / -34.54139; 150.48194 (Wingecarribee Dam)
Woodford Creek Dam Blue Mountains Woodford Creek Water Supply 1,431 315×10^6 378×10^6
Woronora Dam Woronora Reservoir Sydney
 – Southern Sydney Sutherland Shire
Woronora River 71,790 1.579×1010 1.896×1010
Wyangala Dam Lake Wyangala Central West Lachlan River Embankment Flood mitigation
Hydroelectricity
Irrigation
Water supply
1,220,000 2.7×1011 3.2×1011 33°58′23″S 148°57′02″E / 33.973119°S 148.950503°E / -33.973119; 148.950503 (Wyangala Dam)
Yellow Pinch Dam Yellow Pinch Dam South Coast Yellow Pinch Creek Embankment Water supply 3,000 660×10^6 790×10^6 36°49′55″S 149°48′04″E / 36.83194°S 149.80111°E / -36.83194; 149.80111 (Yellow Pinch Dam)

Weirs and barrages

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Weir/barrage name Region(s) Coordinates
Bonshaw Weir North West Slopes 28°59′09″S 151°16′36″E / 28.985823°S 151.276757°E / -28.985823; 151.276757
Broughtons Pass Weir Upper Nepean 34°13′40″S 150°44′33″E / 34.227666°S 150.742509°E / -34.227666; 150.742509 (Broughtons Pass)
Inverell Weir North West Slopes 29°47′32″S 151°08′14″E / 29.792235°S 151.137205°E / -29.792235; 151.137205 (Inverell)
Marom Creek Weir Northern Rivers 28°50′59″S 153°23′27″E / 28.849765°S 153.390965°E / -28.849765; 153.390965 (Marom Creek)
Penrith Weir Western Sydney 33°44′29″S 150°41′04″E / 33.741337°S 150.684555°E / -33.741337; 150.684555 (Penrith)
Pheasants Nest Weir Upper Nepean 34°14′42″S 150°40′01″E / 34.245065°S 150.666879°E / -34.245065; 150.666879 (Pheasants Nest)
Tareelaroi Weir North West Slopes 29°26′50″S 150°02′17″E / 29.447109°S 150.038009°E / -29.447109; 150.038009 (Tareelaroi)

Cancelled and decommissioned

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Image Dam/reservoir name
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Status Coordinates
(where appropriate)
Balmain Reservoir Sydney  – Inner West Decommissioned 33°51′32″S 151°10′56″E / 33.85889°S 151.18222°E / -33.85889; 151.18222 (Balmain Reservoir)
Centennial Park Reservoir Sydney
Gosling Creek Dam Central West Decommissioned in 1962 33°18′54″S 149°05′04″E / 33.31500°S 149.08444°E / -33.31500; 149.08444 (Gosling Creek Dam)
Paddington Reservoir Sydney Decommissioned in 1899
Tillegra Dam Hunter Proposed and cancelled in 2010 32°19′13″S 151°41′10″E / 32.32028°S 151.68611°E / -32.32028; 151.68611 (Tillegra Dam)

Northern Territory

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There are 805 named water storage facilities located in the Northern Territory.[2] Of these, four facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.[1]

Dams of the Northern Territory
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s) impounded Dam type Purpose(s) Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
Copperfield Dam Copperfield Creek Embankment Water supply 500 ML (110×10^6 imp gal; 130×10^6 US gal)
Darwin River Dam Darwin River Embankment Water supply 265,500 ML (58.4×10^9 imp gal; 70.1×10^9 US gal) 12°53′45″S 131°02′20″E / 12.89583°S 131.03889°E / -12.89583; 131.03889 (Darwin River Dam)
Manton Dam Manton River Arch Recreation 15,910 ML (3.50×10^9 imp gal; 4.20×10^9 US gal) 12°51′32″S 131°07′12″E / 12.85889°S 131.12000°E / -12.85889; 131.12000 (Manton Dam)
Mary Ann Dam Lake Mary Ann Tennant Creek Mary Ann Creek Embankment Recreation 450 ML (99×10^6 imp gal; 120×10^6 US gal) 19°36′36″S 134°12′42″E / 19.61000°S 134.21167°E / -19.61000; 134.21167 (Lake Mary Ann)

Queensland

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Dams and reservoirs

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There are 183 key water storage facilities located in Queensland. These facilities represent a total capacity of 13,389 gigalitres (2,945×10^9 imp gal; 3,537×10^9 US gal) for Queensland. This does not include privately owned off-stream storage sites used for water harvesting.[4]

Dams of Queensland
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name[1]
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s)
impounded[1]
Dam type[1] Purpose(s)[1] Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US)
Atkinson Dam Lake Atkinson South East
 – West Moreton
Buaraba Creek Embankment Irrigation 30,500 6.7×10^9 8.1×10^9 27°25′42″S 152°26′39″E / 27.42833°S 152.44417°E / -27.42833; 152.44417 (Atkinson Dam)
Awoonga Dam Wall Awoonga Dam Lake Awoonga Fitzroy Boyne River Embankment Water Supply and Recreation 777,000 171×10^9 205×10^9 24°07′53″S 151°30′8″E / 24.13139°S 151.50222°E / -24.13139; 151.50222 (Awoonga Dam)
Bamboo Dam Lake Bamboo North Bamboo Creek Embankment Recreation
Baroon Pocket Dam Lake Baroon South East
 – Sunshine Coast
Obi Obi Creek Embankment Water supply 61,000 13×10^9 16×10^9 26°42′12″S 152°52′5″E / 26.70333°S 152.86806°E / -26.70333; 152.86806 (Baroon Pocket Dam)
Belmore Dam Lake Belmore Far North Belmore Creek Embankment Water Supply and Recreation 5,800 1.3×10^9 1.5×10^9 18°10′45″S 142°15′41″E / 18.17917°S 142.26139°E / -18.17917; 142.26139 (Belmore Dam)
Biggera Creek Dam South East
 – Gold Coast
Biggera Creek Embankment Flood mitigation 2,980 660×10^6 790×10^6 810×10^6 980×10^6 27°56′54″S 153°22′59″E / 27.94833°S 153.38306°E / -27.94833; 153.38306 (Biggera Creek Dam)
Bill Gunn Dam Lake Dyer South East
 – Lockyer Valley
Off-stream Embankment Irrigation 6,940 1,530×10^6 1,830×10^6 27°37′40″S 152°22′37″E / 27.62778°S 152.37694°E / -27.62778; 152.37694 (Bill Gunn Dam)
Bjelke-Petersen Dam Lake Barambah South East
 – South Burnett
Barker Creek Embankment Water Supply and Irrigation 134,900 29,700×10^6 35,600×10^6
Boondooma Dam Lake Boondooma South East
 – South Burnett
Boyne River Embankment Water Supply and Power Station 134,900 29,700×10^6 35,600×10^6
Boobir Dam South East
 – South Burnett
Boobir Creek Embankment Water Supply 179 39×10^6 47×10^6
Borumba Dam Lake Borumba South East
 – Gympie
Yabba Creek Embankment Irrigation and Water Supply 33,300 7,300×10^6 8,800×10^6
Bromelton Dam Bromelton Offstream Storage South East
 – Beaudesert
Off-stream Embankment Water supply 8,210 1,810×10^6 2,170×10^6 27°56′44″S 152°57′14″E / 27.94556°S 152.95389°E / -27.94556; 152.95389 (Bromelton Dam)
Burdekin Falls Dam Lake Dalrymple North Burdekin River Gravity Irrigation & Water supply 1,860,000 410,000×10^6 490,000×10^6
Burton Gorge Dam Isaac River RCC Gravity Water supply 14,829
Callide Dam Callide Creek Embankment Water Supply 136,370
Cania Dam Three Moon Creek Embankment Irrigation and Water Supply 88,580
Cedar Pocket Dam Deep Creek Concrete gravity and rock embankment Irrigation 730
Lake Clarendon Dam Lake Clarendon South East
 – Lockyer Valley
Off-stream Embankment Irrigation 24,330 5.35×10^9 6.43×10^9 27°30′56″S 152°21′4″E / 27.51556°S 152.35111°E / -27.51556; 152.35111 (Lake Clarendon Dam)
Connolly Dam Rosenthal Creek Embankment Water Supply 2,157
Cooby Dam Cooby Creek Reservoir Cooby Creek Concrete faced rockfill Water Supply 23,100
Coolmunda Dam Lake Coolmunda Macintyre Brook Ebankment Irrigation and Water Supply 69,090
Cooloolabin Dam Rocky Creek Concrete Gravity Water Supply 8,183
Copperlode Falls Dam Lake Morris Freshwater Creek Earth embankment Water Supply 38,475
Corella Dam Lake Corella Corella River Rockfill Embankment Water Supply 10,500
Cressbrook Dam Lake Cressbrook Cressbrook Creek Earthfill Embankment Water Supply 81,800
East Leichhardt Dam East Leichhardt River Water Supply 12,100
E.J. Beardmore Dam Lake Kajarabie Balonne River Earth and rockfill embankment Irrigation and Water Supply 81,800
Enoggera Dam Enoggera Reservoir South East
 – Brisbane
Enoggera Creek Earth-fill Water supply 4,567 1,005×10^6 1,206×10^6 990×10^6 1,200×10^6 27°26′50″S 152°56′37″E / 27.44722°S 152.94361°E / -27.44722; 152.94361 (Enoggera Dam)
Eungella Dam Broken River Earth and rockfill Irrigation and Mining 112,400
Ewen Maddock Dam South East
 – Sunshine Coast
Addlington Creek Embankment Water supply 16,587 3.649×10^9 4.382×10^9 3.65×10^9 4.38×10^9 26°40′51″S 153°0′22″E / 26.68083°S 153.00611°E / -26.68083; 153.00611 (Ewen Maddock Dam)
Fairbairn Dam Lake Maraboon Central Queensland Nogoa River Embankment Irrigation
Water supply
Flood mitigation
1,301,000 286×10^9 344×10^9 23°39′00″S 148°03′56″E / 23.65000°S 148.06556°E / -23.65000; 148.06556 (Fairbairn Dam)
Fred Haigh Dam Lake Monduran Kolan River Earthfill embankment Irrigation and Water Supply 562,045
Gattonvale Offstream Storage Water Supply 5,200
Glenlyon Dam Lake Glenlyon Pike Creek Earth and rockfill embankment Irrigation 254,000
Gold Creek Dam Gold Creek Reservoir South East
 – Brisbane
Gold Creek Embankment Water supply 801 176×10^6 212×10^6 27°27′39″S 152°52′52″E / 27.46083°S 152.88111°E / -27.46083; 152.88111 (Gold Creek Dam)
Gordonbrook Dam Stuart River Earthfill embankment Water Supply 6,800
(no dam) Green Hill Reservoir Chapel Hill, Queensland 155 34×10^6 41×10^6
Hinze Dam Advancetown Lake South East
 – Gold Coast
Nerang River Embankment Water supply
Flood mitigation
310,730 68.35×10^9 82.09×10^9 28°3′2″S 153°17′2″E / 28.05056°S 153.28389°E / -28.05056; 153.28389 (Hinze Dam)
Ibis Dam Ibis Creek Concrete Gravity Water Supply 225
Irvinebank Dam Gibbs Creek Timber and Concrete Weir Water Supply 150
Julius Dam Lake Julius Leichhardt River Multiple arch concrete buttress Industrial and Town Water Supply 107,500
Kidston Dam Copperfield Dam Copperfield River Roller compacted concrete Water Supply, Recreation, Pumped Hydro 20,600
Kinchant Dam Sandy Creek Earth and rockfill embankment Irrigation 72,235
Kroombit Dam Kroombit Creek Roller Compacted Concrete Groundwater Recharge 14,600
Koombooloomba Dam Tully River Concrete Gravity Hydroelectricity 186,750
Lake Gregory Isis Balancing Storage Earthfill embankment Irrigation 6,160
Lake Manchester Dam Lake Manchester South East
 – Ipswich
Cabbage Tree Creek Gravity Water supply
Recreation
26,000 5.7×10^9 6.9×10^9 27°29′17″S 152°45′5″E / 27.48806°S 152.75139°E / -27.48806; 152.75139 (Lake Manchester Dam)
Lenthalls Dam Lake Lenthall Burrum River Earthfill embankment Water Supply 28,411
Leslie Dam Lake Leslie Sandy Creek Concrete Gravity Irrigation and Water Supply 106,250
Leslie Harrison Dam Tingalpa Reservoir South East
 – Brisbane
Tingalpa Creek Embankment Water supply 13,206 2.905×10^9 3.489×10^9 5.470×10^9 6.569×10^9 27°31′41″S 153°10′49″E / 27.52806°S 153.18028°E / -27.52806; 153.18028 (Leslie Harrison Dam)
Little Nerang Dam South East
 – Gold Coast
Little Nerang Creek Gravity Water supply 8,390 1.85×10^9 2.22×10^9 28°8′37″S 153°17′8″E / 28.14361°S 153.28556°E / -28.14361; 153.28556 (Little Nerang Dam)
Maroon Dam South East
 – Scenic Rim
Burnett Creek Embankment Irrigation 44,300 9.7×10^9 11.7×10^9 28°10′51″S 152°39′25″E / 28.18083°S 152.65694°E / -28.18083; 152.65694 (Maroon Dam)
Middle Creek Dam Plane Creek Earthfill embankment Water Supply 1,120
Moogerah Dam Lake Moogerah South East
 – Fassifern Valley
Reynolds Creek Arch Irrigation
Water supply
83,700 18.4×10^9 22.1×10^9 28°1′48″S 152°32′56″E / 28.03000°S 152.54889°E / -28.03000; 152.54889 (Moogerah Dam)
Moondarra Dam Lake Moondarra Leichardt River Concrete-faced rockfill embankment Mine and urban water supply 106,833
Meandu Creek Dam Meandu Creek Zoned earthfill Irrigation and power station cooling water 3,000
North Pine Dam Lake Samsonvale South East
 – Moreton Bay
North Pine River Gravity Water supply 214,302 47.140×10^9 56.613×10^9 27°15′48″S 152°56′12″E / 27.26333°S 152.93667°E / -27.26333; 152.93667 (North Pine Dam)
Number 7 Dam Big Dam No 7,
Mount Morgan
Dee River Mass concrete gravity Water supply 2,830
Paluma Dam Swamp Creek Earth core rock embankment Water supply 11,830
Paradise Dam Wide-Bay Burnett River Gravity Irrigation 300,000 6.6×1010 7.9×1010 25°21′04″S 151°55′10″E
Perseverance Dam Lake Perseverance Perseverance Creek Zoned earth and rockfill Water supply 30,140
Peter Faust Dam Peter Faust Dam Lake Proserpine MackayWhitsunday Proserpine River Embankment Urban Water Supply, Irrigation & Recreation 491,400 108.1×10^9 129.8×10^9 20.3673°S 148.378°E
Placer Dam Perry River Dam Perry River Roller compacted concrete embankment Mine water supply 1,050
Poona Dam South East
 – Sunshine Coast
South Maroochy River Embankment Water storage 655 144×10^6 173×10^6 26°35′46″S 152°54′36″E / 26.59611°S 152.91000°E / -26.59611; 152.91000 (Poona Dam)
Return Creek Dam Crooks Dam Return Creek Earthfill embankment Stock water supply and recreation 1,045
Rifle Creek Dam Rifle Creek Concrete arch Urban and mine water supply 9,500
Ross River Dam North

- Townsville

Embankment Water supply

Flood mitigation

233,187
Sideling Creek Dam Lake Kurwongbah South East
 – Moreton Bay
Sideling Creek Embankment Water supply
Recreation
14,500 3.2×10^9 3.8×10^9 27°15′28″S 152°57′7″E / 27.25778°S 152.95194°E / -27.25778; 152.95194 (Sideling Creek Dam)
Six Mile Creek Dam Lake Macdonald South East
 – Sunshine Coast
Six Mile Creek Embankment Water supply
Recreation
8,018 1.764×10^9 2.118×10^9 26°22′52″S 152°55′48″E / 26.38111°S 152.93000°E / -26.38111; 152.93000 (Six Mile Creek Dam)
Solomon Dam Palm Island Water Supply
Somerset Dam Lake Somerset South East
 – Somerset Region
Stanley River Gravity Water supply
Flood mitigation
Recreation
Hydroelectricity
379,849 83.555×10^9 100.345×10^9 199×10^9 239×10^9 27°6′52″S 152°33′25″E / 27.11444°S 152.55694°E / -27.11444; 152.55694 (Somerset Dam)
Southedge Dam Mitchell River Embankment Recreation and water supply 159,120
Splityard Creek Dam South East
 – Somerset Region
Pryde Creek Embankment Hydroelectricity 28,700 6,300×10^6 7,600×10^6 27°22′16″S 152°38′13″E / 27.37111°S 152.63694°E / -27.37111; 152.63694 (Splityard Creek Dam)
Stannary Hills Dam Eureka Creek Mining 340
Tallebudgera Creek Dam South East
 – Gold Coast
Tallebudgera Creek Earthfill embankment Water supply 360
Teemburra Dam Teemburra Creek Concrete faced rockfill embankment Irrigation, Urban and Industrial water supply 147,500
Theresa Creek Dam Theresa Creek Concrete gravity Town water Supply and recreation 9,200
Tinaroo Dam Lake Tinaroo Barron River Mass concrete gravity Irrigation 438,920
Teviot Creek Dam Roller compacted concrete Mining 24,000
Wappa Dam South East
 – Sunshine Coast
South Maroochy River Gravity Water supply 4,610 1,010×10^6 1,220×10^6 26°34′12″S 152°55′19″E / 26.57000°S 152.92194°E / -26.57000; 152.92194 (Wappa Dam)
Wild River Dam Herberton Dam Wild River Earth and rockfill embankment Town water supply 290
Wivenhoe Dam Lake Wivenhoe South East
 – Brisbane/Gold Coast
Brisbane River Embankment Water supply
Flood mitigation
Hydroelectricity
Recreation
1,165,238 256.317×10^9 307.823×10^9 27°23′38″S 152°36′28″E / 27.39389°S 152.60778°E / -27.39389; 152.60778 (Wivenhoe Dam)
Wuruma Dam Nogo River Mass concrete gravity Irrigation and town water supply 165,400
Wyaralong Dam South East
 – Scenic Rim
Teviot Brook Gravity Water supply 102,883 22,631×10^6 27,179×10^6 27°54′33″S 152°52′52″E / 27.90917°S 152.88111°E / -27.90917; 152.88111 (Wyaralong Dam)

Weirs and barrages

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Name Coordinates
Allan Tannock Weir (Cunnamulla Weir) 28°07′03″S 145°41′10″E / 28.1174°S 145.686°E / -28.1174; 145.686
Aplins Weir 19°18′14″S 146°46′52″E / 19.304°S 146.781°E / -19.304; 146.781
Avis Weir 24°58′46″S 151°07′23″E / 24.9794°S 151.123°E / -24.9794; 151.123
Baron River Hydro Weir 16°49′52″S 145°38′24″E / 16.8311°S 145.640°E / -16.8311; 145.640
Bazley Weir 24°53′37″S 151°07′23″E / 24.8937°S 151.123°E / -24.8937; 151.123
Bedford Weir 23°22′18″S 148°50′28″E / 23.3716°S 148.841°E / -23.3716; 148.841
Ben Anderson Barrage 24°53′19″S 152°17′24″E / 24.8885°S 152.2899°E / -24.8885; 152.2899
Ben Dor Weir 28°33′51″S 150°51′58″E / 28.5642°S 150.866°E / -28.5642; 150.866
Bonshaw Weir 28°59′09″S 151°16′37″E / 28.9857°S 151.277°E / -28.9857; 151.277
Bingegang Weir 23°04′21″S 149°02′02″E / 23.0726°S 149.0340°E / -23.0726; 149.0340
Bingera Weir 24°56′35″S 152°12′47″E / 24.9431°S 152.213°E / -24.9431; 152.213
Blacks Weir 19°19′01″S 146°44′10″E / 19.3170°S 146.7360°E / -19.3170; 146.7360
Blue Valley Weir 20°24′29″S 147°23′35″E / 20.4081°S 147.393°E / -20.4081; 147.393
Bowen River Weir 20°44′46″S 147°56′20″E / 20.7461°S 147.9390°E / -20.7461; 147.9390
Brightview Weir 27°29′48″S 152°30′04″E / 27.4966°S 152.501°E / -27.4966; 152.501
Bromleton Weir 28°00′24″S 152°56′46″E / 28.0066°S 152.946°E / -28.0066; 152.946
Bruce Weir 17°06′39″S 145°06′58″E / 17.1108°S 145.116°E / -17.1108; 145.116
Buaraba Creek Weir 27°24′37″S 152°25′08″E / 27.4104°S 152.419°E / -27.4104; 152.419
Bucca Weir 24°51′35″S 152°04′23″E / 24.8596°S 152.073°E / -24.8596; 152.073
Buckinbah Weir 28°05′12″S 148°46′01″E / 28.0868°S 148.767°E / -28.0868; 148.767
Carpendale Grove Weir 27°34′16″S 152°09′24″E / 27.5712°S 152.1566°E / -27.5712; 152.1566
Cedar Grove Weir 27°50′47″S 152°58′30″E / 27.8465°S 152.975°E / -27.8465; 152.975
Cecil Weir 27°32′03″S 151°12′11″E / 27.5342°S 151.203°E / -27.5342; 151.203
Charters Towers Weir 19°57′58″S 146°18′25″E / 19.9662°S 146.307°E / -19.9662; 146.307
Chinchilla Weir 26°48′05″S 150°34′37″E / 26.8013°S 150.577°E / -26.8013; 150.577
Churchbank Weir 27°46′17″S 152°41′02″E / 27.7714°S 152.684°E / -27.7714; 152.684
Clare Weir 19°51′27″S 147°14′10″E / 19.8574°S 147.236°E / -19.8574; 147.236
Claredon Weir 27°31′36″S 152°22′30″E / 27.5267°S 152.375°E / -27.5267; 152.375
Claude Wharton Weir 25°36′57″S 151°35′38″E / 25.6157°S 151.594°E / -25.6157; 151.594
Collins Weir 17°15′29″S 145°17′38″E / 17.258°S 145.294°E / -17.258; 145.294
Comet River Weir 23°36′49″S 148°33′04″E / 23.6137°S 148.551°E / -23.6137; 148.551
Crump Weir 24°49′13″S 149°44′53″E / 24.8204°S 149.748°E / -24.8204; 149.748
Dulbil Weir 17°02′32″S 145°28′19″E / 17.0422°S 145.472°E / -17.0422; 145.472
Dumbleton Weir 21°08′33″S 149°04′37″E / 21.1426°S 149.077°E / -21.1426; 149.077
Eden Bann Weir 23°05′27″S 150°06′58″E / 23.0907°S 150.116°E / -23.0907; 150.116
Fitzroy River Barrage (Queensland) 23°21′39″S 150°29′53″E / 23.3608°S 150.498°E / -23.3608; 150.498
Fletcher Creek Weir 23°45′48″S 150°22′01″E / 23.7632°S 150.367°E / -23.7632; 150.367
Flagstone Creek Weir 27°36′58″S 152°06′47″E / 27.6161°S 152.113°E / -27.6161; 152.113
Francis Weir 26°18′S 152°02′E / 26.30°S 152.04°E / -26.30; 152.04
Gatton Weir 27°33′36″S 152°15′18″E / 27.5600°S 152.2550°E / -27.5600; 152.2550
Giru Weir 19°30′37″S 147°06′47″E / 19.5102°S 147.1130°E / -19.5102; 147.1130
Glebe Weir 25°27′54″S 150°02′06″E / 25.4649°S 150.035°E / -25.4649; 150.035
Gleesons Weir 19°19′04″S 146°44′42″E / 19.3177°S 146.745°E / -19.3177; 146.745
Glenore Weir 17°51′39″S 141°07′48″E / 17.8609°S 141.130°E / -17.8609; 141.130
Glenore Grove Weir 27°31′07″S 152°24′18″E / 27.5185°S 152.405°E / -27.5185; 152.405
Goondiwindi Weir 28°33′00″S 150°15′00″E / 28.550°S 150.25°E / -28.550; 150.25
Gorge Weir 20°28′22″S 147°17′24″E / 20.4727°S 147.29°E / -20.4727; 147.29
Granite Creek Weir 17°00′58″S 145°22′34″E / 17.016°S 145.376°E / -17.016; 145.376
Grantham Weir 27°34′32″S 152°13′01″E / 27.5755°S 152.217°E / -27.5755; 152.217
Gyranda Weir 25°17′00″S 150°10′55″E / 25.2834°S 150.182°E / -25.2834; 150.182
Imbil Weir 26°27′30″S 152°41′02″E / 26.4582°S 152.684°E / -26.4582; 152.684
Name Coordinates
Intake Weir 26°35′00″S 152°52′59″E / 26.5833°S 152.883°E / -26.5833; 152.883
Jack Taylor Weir 28°02′38″S 148°34′02″E / 28.04395°S 148.56721°E / -28.04395; 148.56721
Joe Sippel Weir 26°16′07″S 152°00′25″E / 26.2687°S 152.007°E / -26.2687; 152.007
John Goleby Weir 25°15′18″S 151°08′53″E / 25.2549°S 151.148°E / -25.2549; 151.148
Jones Weir 25°35′40″S 151°17′49″E / 25.5945°S 151.297°E / -25.5945; 151.297
Jordan's Weir 27°32′32″S 152°19′12″E / 27.5421°S 152.320°E / -27.5421; 152.320
Junction Weir 27°56′08″S 152°35′53″E / 27.9356°S 152.5980°E / -27.9356; 152.5980
Kentville Weir 27°29′34″S 152°26′17″E / 27.4927°S 152.438°E / -27.4927; 152.438
Kilcoy Weir 26°55′12″S 152°34′55″E / 26.9199°S 152.5820°E / -26.9199; 152.5820
Kirar Weir (Eidsvold) 25°21′09″S 151°04′19″E / 25.3525°S 151.072°E / -25.3525; 151.072
Kolan Barrage 24°44′28″S 152°09′50″E / 24.741°S 152.164°E / -24.741; 152.164
Leafgold Weir 17°08′56″S 145°03′11″E / 17.1488°S 145.053°E / -17.1488; 145.053
Lower Flagstone Creek Weir 27°35′32″S 152°08′31″E / 27.5923°S 152.142°E / -27.5923; 152.142
Lower Tenthill Weir 27°35′34″S 152°14′10″E / 27.5929°S 152.236°E / -27.5929; 152.236
McCauley Weir 26°45′15″S 152°04′47″E / 26.754070°S 152.079655°E / -26.754070; 152.079655
Ma Ma Weir 27°39′24″S 152°09′40″E / 27.6568°S 152.1610°E / -27.6568; 152.1610
Maleny Weir 26°45′00″S 152°49′59″E / 26.750°S 152.833°E / -26.750; 152.833
Marian Weir 21°08′24″S 148°56′13″E / 21.1399°S 148.937°E / -21.1399; 148.937
Mary Barrage 25°35′14″S 152°37′25″E / 25.58733°S 152.62366°E / -25.58733; 152.62366
Mirani Weir 21°10′36″S 148°49′48″E / 21.1768°S 148.830°E / -21.1768; 148.830
Monto Weir 24°51′29″S 151°06′22″E / 24.858°S 151.106°E / -24.858; 151.106
Moolabah Weir 27°59′28″S 148°44′06″E / 27.99112°S 148.73498°E / -27.99112; 148.73498
Moura Weir 24°35′22″S 149°54′07″E / 24.5895°S 149.902°E / -24.5895; 149.902
Mount Crosby Weir 27°32′15″S 152°47′53″E / 27.5374°S 152.798°E / -27.5374; 152.798
Mulgildie Weir 25°01′08″S 151°05′35″E / 25.0189°S 151.093°E / -25.0189; 151.093
Mulgowie Weir 27°45′12″S 152°22′19″E / 27.7533°S 152.372°E / -27.7533; 152.372
Mungungo Weir 24°45′51″S 151°09′36″E / 24.7641°S 151.1600°E / -24.7641; 151.1600
Murgon Weir 26°15′54″S 151°54′54″E / 26.265°S 151.915°E / -26.265; 151.915
Nanango Weir 26°39′01″S 151°55′26″E / 26.6502°S 151.9240°E / -26.6502; 151.9240
Ned Churchward Weir 25°03′03″S 152°05′53″E / 25.0509°S 152.0980°E / -25.0509; 152.0980
Neil Turner Weir 26°28′15″S 147°57′32″E / 26.47096°S 147.95891°E / -26.47096; 147.95891
Neville Hewitt Weir 24°10′17″S 149°48′50″E / 24.1714°S 149.8140°E / -24.1714; 149.8140
Orange Creek Weir 24°57′45″S 150°04′23″E / 24.96250°S 150.07317°E / -24.96250; 150.07317
O'Reillys Weir 27°25′05″S 152°35′28″E / 27.4180°S 152.5910°E / -27.4180; 152.5910
Proston Weir 26°12′03″S 151°32′49″E / 26.2007°S 151.547°E / -26.2007; 151.547
Sandy Creek Weir 27°38′14″S 152°19′55″E / 27.6371°S 152.332°E / -27.6371; 152.332
Selma Weir 22°32′31″S 148°08′46″E / 22.542°S 148.146°E / -22.542; 148.146
Silverleaf Weir 26°09′57″S 151°48′50″E / 26.1659°S 151.814°E / -26.1659; 151.814
Solarnum Weir 17°12′14″S 145°03′50″E / 17.2039°S 145.064°E / -17.2039; 145.064
Tartrus Weir 22°57′26″S 149°25′19″E / 22.9571°S 149.4220°E / -22.9571; 149.4220
Talgai Weir 27°59′28″S 151°45′29″E / 27.991°S 151.758°E / -27.991; 151.758
Tenthill Weir 27°38′15″S 152°12′58″E / 27.6376°S 152.216°E / -27.6376; 152.216
Teddington Weir 25°39′00″S 152°39′58″E / 25.6501°S 152.666°E / -25.6501; 152.666
Theodore Weir 24°57′01″S 150°04′00″E / 24.9502°S 150.0666°E / -24.9502; 150.0666
Tinana Barrage 25°34′10″S 152°43′08″E / 25.5695°S 152.7190°E / -25.5695; 152.7190
Val Bird Weir 19°33′49″S 147°05′46″E / 19.5637°S 147.096°E / -19.5637; 147.096
Walla Weir 25°03′07″S 152°05′56″E / 25.052°S 152.099°E / -25.052; 152.099
Whetstone Weir 28°28′01″S 150°57′18″E / 28.4669°S 150.955°E / -28.4669; 150.955
Wilson Weir 27°32′23″S 152°20′31″E / 27.5397°S 152.342°E / -27.5397; 152.342
Yarramalong Weir 27°50′07″S 151°27′00″E / 27.8353°S 151.4499°E / -27.8353; 151.4499
Youlambie Weir 24°49′09″S 151°05′46″E / 24.8192°S 151.096°E / -24.8192; 151.096

South Australia

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Adelaide catchment

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Regional South Australia

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Tasmania

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There are 103 dams in Tasmania.[2] Of these, 100 facilities are considered major dams according to the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.[1]

Dams and reservoirs

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The largest reservoir in Tasmania is the 12,359-gigalitre (2,719×10^9 imp gal; 3,265×10^9 US gal) Lake Gordon in the South West region of the state, formed by the Gordon Dam. As of 2015, 44 per cent of all the dams in Tasmania were constructed for the purpose of generating hydro-electricity.[1]

Dams of Tasmania
Image Dam name
(where appropriate)
Reservoir name[1]
(where appropriate)
Region(s) Waterway(s)
impounded[1]
Dam type[1] Purpose(s)[1] Reservoir capacity[1] Coordinates[2]
ML Gal (Imp.) Gal (US)
Anthony Dam Lake Plimsoll West Coast Anthony River Embankment Hydro-electricity 36,180 7.96×10^9 9.56×10^9
Anthony Levee off stream Embankment Hydro-electricity 36,180 7.96×10^9 9.56×10^9
Augusta Dam Lake Augusta Ouse River Embankment Hydro-electricity 23,450 5.16×10^9 6.19×10^9
Bastyan Dam Lake Rosebery West Coast Pieman River Embankment Hydro-electricity 123,520 27.17×10^9 32.63×10^9 43°43′48″S 145°31′48″E / 43.73000°S 145.53000°E / -43.73000; 145.53000 (Bastyan Dam)
Bastyan Levee off stream Embankment Hydro-electricity 123,520 27.17×10^9 32.63×10^9
Bradys Lake
Briseis Dam North East
Crotty Dam Lake Burbury West Coast King River Embankment Hydro-electricity 1,081,420 237.88×10^9 285.68×10^9 42°09′35″S 145°37′00″E / 42.15972°S 145.61667°E / -42.15972; 145.61667 (Crotty Dam)
Cascade Dam North East Cascade River 41°10′14″S 147°49′20″E / 41.17056°S 147.82222°E / -41.17056; 147.82222 (Cascade Dam)
Catagunya Dam Lake Catagunya Central Highlands River Derwent Gravity Hydro-electricity 25,640 5.64×10^9 6.77×10^9 42°26′24″S 146°35′24″E / 42.44000°S 146.59000°E / -42.44000; 146.59000 (Catagunya Dam)
Cethana Dam Lake Cethana Northern Forth River Embankment Hydro-electricity 112,210 24.68×10^9 29.64×10^9 41°22′47″S 146°08′01″E / 41.37972°S 146.13361°E / -41.37972; 146.13361 (Cethana Dam)
Clarence Dam
Clark Dam Lake King William Central Highlands River Derwent Arch Hydro-electricity 539,340 118.64×10^9 142.48×10^9 42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E / 42.26000°S 146.26000°E / -42.26000; 146.26000 (Clark Dam)
Cluny Dam Cluny Lagoon Central Highlands River Derwent Gravity Hydro-electricity 4,880 1.07×10^9 1.29×10^9 42°30′00″S 146°40′48″E / 42.50000°S 146.68000°E / -42.50000; 146.68000 (Cluny Dam)
Craigborne Dam South Coal River Irrigation
Curries River Reservoir
Darwin Dam Lake Burbury West Coast off stream Embankment Hydro-electricity 1,081,420 237.88×10^9 285.68×10^9 42°12′36″S 145°36′36″E / 42.21000°S 145.61000°E / -42.21000; 145.61000 (Darwin Dam)
Devils Gate Dam Lake Barrington Northern Forth River Arch Hydro-electricity 179,940 39.58×10^9 47.54×10^9 41°20′24″S 146°15′36″E / 41.34000°S 146.26000°E / -41.34000; 146.26000 (Devils Gate Dam)
Edgar Dam Lake Pedder South West off river Embankment Hydro-electricity 2,937,930 646.25×10^9 776.12×10^9 43°01′48″S 146°20′24″E / 43.03000°S 146.34000°E / -43.03000; 146.34000 (Edgar Dam)
Risdon Zinc Works
Flagstaff Gully Dam
Ford Dam
Frome Dam North East Frome River Embankment Hydro-electricity 41°08′41″S 147°54′42″E / 41.14472°S 147.91167°E / -41.14472; 147.91167 (Frome Dam)
Gordon Dam Lake Gordon South West Gordon River Arch Hydro-electricity 12,359,040 2,718.61×10^9 3,264.91×10^9 42°43′50″S 145°58′35″E / 42.73056°S 145.97639°E / -42.73056; 145.97639 (Gordon Dam)
Miena Rockfill Dam Great Lake Central Northern Shannon River Embankment Hydro-electricity 3,156,640 694.36×10^9 833.90×10^9 41°58′48″S 146°43′48″E / 41.98000°S 146.73000°E / -41.98000; 146.73000 (Miena Dam)
Guide River Reservoir
Hall No 2
Henty Dam North West Henty River Gravity Hydro-electricity 350 0.077×10^9 0.092×10^9 41°52′48″S 145°32′24″E / 41.88000°S 145.54000°E / -41.88000; 145.54000 (Henty Dam)
Knights Creek Reservoir
Lake Echo Dam Central Highlands Dee River Embankment Hydro-electricity 725,490 159.59×10^9 191.65×10^9 42°15′00″S 146°36′36″E / 42.25000°S 146.61000°E / -42.25000; 146.61000 (Lake Echo Dam)
Laughing Jack Dam Laughing Jack Lagoon 42°10′35.8″S 146°19′51.7″E / 42.176611°S 146.331028°E / -42.176611; 146.331028 (Laughing Jack Dam)
Liapootah Dam Lake Liapootah Central Highlands Nive River Gravity Hydro-electricity 1,880 0.41×10^9 0.50×10^9 42°18′36″S 146°28′12″E / 42.31000°S 146.47000°E / -42.31000; 146.47000 (Liapootah Dam)
Limekiln Gully Reservoir
Lower Reservoir
Mackintosh Dam Lake Mackintosh Western Mackintosh River Embankment Hydro-electricity 913,690 200.98×10^9 241.37×10^9 41°41′24″S 145°38′24″E / 41.69000°S 145.64000°E / -41.69000; 145.64000 (Mackintosh Dam)
Margaret Dam Lake Margaret West Coast Yolande River Gravity Hydro-electricity 15,374 3.382×10^9 4.061×10^9 41°59′24″S 145°34′12″E / 41.99000°S 145.57000°E / -41.99000; 145.57000 (Margaret Dam)
Meadowbank Dam Central Highlands River Derwent Buttress;
Embankment
Hydro-electricity 59,650 13.12×10^9 15.76×10^9 42°36′36″S 146°50′24″E / 42.61000°S 146.84000°E / -42.61000; 146.84000 (Meadowbank Dam)
Meander Dam Huntsman Lake Northern Meander River Gravity Irrigation
Hydro-electricity
36,000 7.9×10^9 9.5×10^9 41°41′24″S 146°37′12″E / 41.69000°S 146.62000°E / -41.69000; 146.62000 (Meander Dam)
Monarch Dam North East Shallamar Creek
Mount Paris Dam North East 41°13′08.4″S 147°51′14.2″E / 41.219000°S 147.853944°E / -41.219000; 147.853944 (Mount Paris Dam)
Murchison Dam Lake Murchison Western Murchison River Embankment Hydro-electricity 96,910 21.32×10^9 25.60×10^9 41°46′48″S 145°38′24″E / 41.78000°S 145.64000°E / -41.78000; 145.64000 (Murchison Dam)
Newton Dam Western Newton Creek Embankment Hydro-electricity 6,330 1.39×10^9 1.67×10^9 41°54′36″S 145°33′00″E / 41.91000°S 145.55000°E / -41.91000; 145.55000 (Newton Dam)
Paloona Dam Lake Paloona Northern Forth River Embankment Hydro-electricity 19,110 4.20×10^9 5.05×10^9 41°16′48″S 146°14′24″E / 41.28000°S 146.24000°E / -41.28000; 146.24000 (Paloona Dam)
Lake Parangana
Pet River Scheme
Pine Tier Dam Pine Tier Lagoon Central Highlands Nive River Gravity Hydro-electricity 7,420 1.63×10^9 1.96×10^9 42°06′00″S 146°28′48″E / 42.10000°S 146.48000°E / -42.10000; 146.48000 (Pine Tier Dam)
Reece Dam Lake Pieman West Coast Pieman River Embankment Hydro-electricity 300,200 66.0×10^9 79.3×10^9 41°43′12″S 145°07′48″E / 41.72000°S 145.13000°E / -41.72000; 145.13000 (Reece Dam)
Repulse Dam Central Highlands River Derwent Arch:
Embankment
Hydro-electricity 6,330 1.39×10^9 1.67×10^9 42°30′00″S 146°38′24″E / 42.50000°S 146.64000°E / -42.50000; 146.64000 (Repulse Dam)
Ridgeway Reservoir
Rileys Creek Reservoir
Risdon Brook Dam
Rowallan Dam Lake Rowallan Northern Mersey River Embankment Hydro-electricity 130,490 28.70×10^9 34.47×10^9 41°43′48″S 146°12′36″E / 41.73000°S 146.21000°E / -41.73000; 146.21000 (Rowallan Dam)
Lake Samuel
Scotts Peak Dam Lake Pedder South West Huon River Embankment Hydro-electricity 2,937,930 646.25×10^9 776.12×10^9 43°01′48″S 146°17′24″E / 43.03000°S 146.29000°E / -43.03000; 146.29000 (Scotts Peak Dam)
Serpentine Dam Serpentine River Embankment Hydro-electricity 2,937,930 646.25×10^9 776.12×10^9 42°46′12″S 145°58′48″E / 42.77000°S 145.98000°E / -42.77000; 145.98000 (Serpentine Dam)
Stanton Dam
Taylor No 3
Tolosa Park Reservoir
Tullabardine Dam Lake Mackintosh
Trevallyn Dam Lake Trevallyn Northern South Esk River Gravity Hydro-electricity 12,330 2.71×10^9 3.26×10^9 41°26′24″S 147°04′48″E / 41.44000°S 147.08000°E / -41.44000; 147.08000 (Trevallyn Dam)
Upper Grassy Dam
Upper Reservoir
Wayatinah Dam Wayatinah Lagoon Central Highlands River Derwent Embankment Hydro-electricity 8,860 1.95×10^9 2.34×10^9 42°24′00″S 146°29′24″E / 42.40000°S 146.49000°E / -42.40000; 146.49000 (Wayatinah Dam)
White Spur Dam White Spur Lake North West White Spur Creek Embankment Hydro-electricity 1,750 0.38×10^9 0.46×10^9 41°53′24″S 145°31′48″E / 41.89000°S 145.53000°E / -41.89000; 145.53000 (White Spur Dam)
Wilmot Dam Lake Gairdner Northern Wilmont River Embankment Hydro-electricity 8,820 1.94×10^9 2.33×10^9 41°28′12″S 146°04′12″E / 41.47000°S 146.07000°E / -41.47000; 146.07000 (Wilmot Dam)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Place name search". Gazetteer of Australia. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Largest constructed reservoirs by State/Territory". Geoscience Australia: Geographic Information. Australian Government. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Water resources: Availability: Queensland". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.
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