| Lake Moogerah | |
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| Location | Fassifern Valley, Queensland |
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| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Reynold's Creek |
| Primary outflows | Reynold's Creek |
| Catchment area | 227 km² [1] |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 827 ha |
| Water volume | 83 700 ML[2] |
| Surface elevation | 154. Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, 91 m AHD |
| References | [1][2] |
Lake Moogerah, formed by Moogerah Dam, is a water supply and irrigation dam on Reynold's Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River in Southeast Queensland's Fassifern Valley. The Bremer River is the name of several rivers in Australia Bremer River (Queensland is a tributary of the Brisbane River Bremer River (South Australia Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. The lake is used for recreation, fishing and camping. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Water Skiing has been suspended due to extremely low water levels.
The lake is located around 60 km southwest of Ipswich, and about 90 minutes drive from Brisbane. Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Boonah is the nearest town, about 15km from the lake.
Construction on the dam began in 1959, although land for the project was resumed as early as 1916 [3]. Moogerah Dam was completed in 1961 as the central catchment of the Warrill Valley Water Supply Scheme. The dam wall at Lake Moogerah allows access to Mt Edwards in Moogerah Peaks National Park. Moogerah Peaks is a National Park in South East Queensland, Australia, located approximately 70 km south west of the state capital Brisbane
The dam supplies drinking water to the towns of Boonah and Ipswich, although the main user is the Swanbank Power Station. Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. Swanbank Power Station is located in Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia. It also supplies irrigation water to small crop farms in the Fassifern Valley.
There is a caravan park at Moogerah Dam. A recreational vehicle park (RV park or caravan park is a place where people with Recreational vehicles can stay overnight or longer in alloted spaces known as pitches Presbyterian Christian Education operate a campsite at the lake for church youth groups. On the western shore are Camp Mallon and Camp Laurence which offer group accommodation camps with educational and adventure activities for school students, family and church groups. On the southern shore is the Brisbane Grammar School Pepperina Hill Campsite, which is primarily used for grade 8-10 camps. Brisbane Grammar School (BGS is an independent, Non-denominational, day and Boarding school for boys located in Spring Hill [4]
During the 1995 drought dam levels declined to a low of 1% total capacity. [5]
SunWater is undertaking a dam spillway capacity upgrade program to ensure the highest level of safety for our dams is maintained. The spillway will be upgraded in the longer term. [6]
Fishing
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam[7].
References
- ^ a b Department of Natural Resources and Water
- ^ a b Sunwater Current Water Storage Information
- ^ Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, Heritage Trails of the Great South East, State of Queensland, 2000 p 32. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
- ^ www. bgs. qld. edu. au
- ^ Collie, Gordon. Worst drought of century cripples farmers. The Courier Mail. The Courier-Mail is a daily Newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. 26 August 1995.
- ^ Spillway Capacity Upgrade Program
- ^ Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit.
External links
- Moogerah Dam Fishing Information & Map
- Edmund Park Adventure Education for Camp Mallon & Camp Laurence
- Pictures- National Library of Australia
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