Lake Dalrymple (Queensland)

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Lake Dalrymple
Burdekin Falls Dam
Burdekin Falls Dam
Burdekin Falls Dam
Location: East of the Australian state of Queensland
Tributaries: Chinaman Creek, Coppershaw Creek, Spring Creek, Deep Creek, Cattle Creek, Low Creek, Swamp Creek, Rocky Creek, Boundary Creek, Sandy Creek, Yarraman Creek, St. Annes Creek, Mount Stone Creek, Cape River , Box Camp Creek, Brigalow Creek, Fern Creek, Burdekin River , Lulu Creek, Spring Creek, Deep Creek, Myall Creek, Sellheim River , Camp Creek, Coopers Creek, Mount Graham Creek, Startlemere Creek, Cockatoo Creek, Sandy Creek, Suttor River , Boundary Creek, Rockpool Creek , Elbow Creek
Drain: Burdekin River
Major cities nearby: Ravenswood, Charters Towers
Lake Dalrymple Burdekin Falls Dam (Queensland)
Lake Dalrymple Burdekin Falls Dam
Coordinates 20 ° 38 '37 "  S , 147 ° 8' 17"  O Coordinates: 20 ° 38 '37 "  S , 147 ° 8' 17"  O
Data on the structure
Construction time: 1984-1987
Height above the river bed : 8.3
Height of the structure crown: 37  m
Crown length: 876 m
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 158  m
Water surface 220 km²
Reservoir length 20 km
Reservoir width 30 km
Total storage space : 1.86 billion m³

The Burdekin Dam is a dam in the east of the Australian state of Queensland during the Burdekin River .

The surface area at full damming is 220 km², the damming volume 1.86 billion m³ and the average depth 8.3 m. The height of the dam is 37 m. This makes Lake Dalrymple the largest reservoir in Queensland.

history

Construction of the Burdekin Falls dam began in 1984 and was completed in 1987. After the rainy season in 1988, Lake Dalrymple was completely filled for the first time. The construction work was carried out by Leighton Holdings .

use

The reservoir is used to supply drinking water to the cities of Townsville and Thuringowa , and to irrigate 103,000 km² of agricultural land up to 200 km from the coast. On the irrigated areas z. B. grown sugar cane , cotton and rice .

The lake is also used for water sports and fishing. However, there is only one slipway for boats near the dam and the considerable cloudiness of the water often makes boating dangerous, as underwater rocks cannot be seen.

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