East Leichhardt Dam
| East Leichhardt Dam Lake Mary Kathleen |
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 47 '45 " S , 139 ° 47' 22" E | ||||||
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| Construction time: | -1958 | ||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 364 m | ||||||
| Water surface | 1.8 km² | ||||||
| Reservoir length | 6.5 km | ||||||
| Reservoir width | 800 m | ||||||
The East Leichhardt Dam is a reservoir in the northwest of the Australian state of Queensland . It used to be called Lake Mary Kathleen . The name goes back to the Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt . The reservoir is located on the Leichhardt River East Branch , about 25 km east of Mount Isa and about 9 km south of the Barkly Highway . It begins below the confluence of Brumby Creek .
It was actually supposed to serve as an emergency water heater for the Mary Kathleen uranium mine , which has since been abandoned. However, it turned out that the Corella reservoir was sufficient for these purposes .
Sources and web links
- Lake Mary Kathleen - QLD . ExplorOz.com
- Map of Lake Mary Kathleen, QLD . Bonzle.com
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 16
Individual evidence
- ↑ queenslandplaces.auf.au : East Leichhardt dam, Mount Isa Shire , in English, accessed on April 16, 2013