Lake Julius
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 11 ′ 29 ″ S , 139 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ E | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | -1976 | ||||||||
| Height of the structure crown: | 18.3 m | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 223.54 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 12.55 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 23 km | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 400 m | ||||||||
| Storage space | 127 million m³ | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 107.5 million m³ | ||||||||
Lake Julius is a reservoir in the northwest of the Australian state of Queensland . It lies at the mouth of Paroo Creek in the Leichhardt River , about 70 km northeast of Mount Isa . The dam and reservoir, completed in 1976, serve to supply the city of Mount Isa with drinking water and to irrigate the surrounding agricultural areas. The reservoir has a total volume of 127 million m³ with full damming, a surface of 1,255 ha and an average depth of 8.9 m.
The nominal capacity of the reservoir is 107.5 million m³ and the water level is 223.54 m.
design type
The dam is the only one of its kind in Queensland. It consists of several concrete arches and supporting ribs. The drainage channel directs the water over the arches. The outlet is 18.3 m above the lake bed. The arches are designed as basket arches and lie on triangular foundations that are suspended in the supporting ribs. The drainage channel is made up of precast concrete parts and the foundations are anchored in the rock.
modernization
The operator, SunWater , is currently expanding the outlet.
Sources and web links
- Lake Julius - QLD . ExplorOz.com
- Map of Lake Julius, QLD . Bonzle.com
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 12
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Current Water Storage Information . Sunwater ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ 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.
