Corella reservoir
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 50 '23 " S , 140 ° 2' 42" O | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | - 1959 | ||||||||
| Height above the river bed : | 4.8 m | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 300 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 3.2 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 2 km | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 1.5 km | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 15th 300 000 m³ | ||||||||
The Corella Reservoir is a reservoir in the northwest of the Australian state of Queensland .
Location and layout
The lake is just south of the Barkly Highway , about 50 km west of Cloncurry . The Corella Creek is dammed there. At the outflow of the lake, it becomes the Corella River .
The Corella reservoir has an area of 320 hectares and a storage volume of 15.3 million m³. The mean water depth is 4.8 m. A hole in the dam ensures that the lake never fills up completely.
history
The dam was built in 1959 to receive drinking water for the Mary Kathleen uranium mine .
Web links and sources
- Clem Welton Park and Corella Dam - QLD . ExplorOz.com
- Map of Corella Creek, QLD . Bonzle.com
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 16