Lake Boondooma
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| Coordinates | 26 ° 5 '47 " S , 151 ° 26' 6" E | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | -1983 | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 293 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 18.15 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 20 km | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 2.5 km | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 204.2 million m³ | ||||||||
The Boondooma Dam is a dam in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland . It was created in 1983 after the construction of the Boondooma Dam on the Boyne River below the mouth of the Stuart River .
The lake has a surface of 10 km² and a storage volume of 204.2 million m³. The average depth is 11 m. The lake is particularly narrow and deep to limit evaporation. One arm of the sea contains a lot of standing wood, the other has many rocks under the surface of the water.
Water supply
The reservoir was created to supply the Tarong Power Station and, like many similar lakes, got its name from the original owners of the area. It also supplies water to irrigation systems for nearby agriculture.
Usually between 50,000 and 80,000 m³ of water flow from the lake into the power plant every day. The reservoir was connected to the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project to ensure that both maintaining the necessary water level and generating electricity remain possible during droughts.
SunWater , the operator of the reservoir, is currently carrying out a program to increase the storage volume in order to comply with the new legal regulations on dam safety. In the long term, the outlet is to be moved upwards.
free time activities
Since March 2001, the reservoir's tent sites and recreational facilities have been managed by the Wondai Shire Council . Since the local government areas in Queensland were merged, the South Burnett Regional Council has been responsible for this. There are visitor huts, campsites and caravan sites on the lake. There are also various picnic areas for day trippers. Fishing, sailing, swimming, and water skiing are particularly popular at Lake Boondooma.
Sport fishing
In the reservoir were temperate perch , tiger fish and barramundi used that while Tauwels ( Tandanus tandanus ) and the Australian Freshwater Herring ( Nematalosa erebi ) there occur naturally. For fishing you need a special permit ( Stocked Impoundment Permit ). In 1993 and 1994, more than 60,000 barramundi were placed in the reservoir because it was thought to be the southernmost point where this species could survive. So far only a small number has been caught; more success has been achieved in lakes that are at similar latitudes but closer to the coast.
Pleasure boating
The reservoir has two slipways for boats and you do not need a special permit for pleasure boating on Lake Boondooma. There are no time limits for recreational captains, but a zone in front of the dam is closed to boats for safety reasons.
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ^ Current Water Storage Information . SunWater ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d Wondai Shire Council - Lake Boondooma Camping and Recreation Area . South Burnett Regional Council. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d e f Rod Harrison, Ernie James, Chris Sully, Bill Classon, Joy Eckermann: Queensland Dams . Australian Fishing Network, Bayswater, Victoria 2008, ISBN 9781865131344 , pp. 70-71.
- ^ Tuck Thompson: Two power stations in jeopardy . In: The Courier Mail . Queensland Newspapers. February 8, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ^ Spillway Capacity Upgrade Program . SunWater ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit . Government of Queensland ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
