Cedar Pocket Dam
| Cedar Pocket Dam | |
|---|---|
The dam wall and spillway | |
Cedar Pocket Dam Location of the dam in Queensland | |
Interactive map of Cedar Pocket Dam | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Wide Bay–Burnett, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26°12′48″S 152°47′31″E / 26.21333°S 152.79194°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1987 |
| Operator | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity and embankment dam |
| Impounds | Deep Creek |
| Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Length | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Dam volume | 8×103 m3 (280×103 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 1,100 m3/s (39,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 735 ML (596 acre⋅ft)[1] |
| Catchment area | 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 22 ha (54 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 12.3 m (40 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 101.07 m (331.6 ft) AHD |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
The Cedar Pocket Dam is a partially concrete gravity and rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located across the Deep Creek in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation,[2][3] where the dam provides regulated water supplies along Deep Creek, a tributary of the Mary River.
Location and features
The Cedar Pocket Dam is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Gympie. The dam is managed by Seqwater.[4]
The dam wall is 20 metres (66 ft) high and 117 metres (384 ft) long and holds back 735 megalitres (596 acre⋅ft) of water when at full capacity. The surface area of the reservoir is 22 hectares (54 acres) and the catchment area is 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi). The uncontrolled un-gated spillway has a discharge capacity of 1,110 cubic metres per second (39,000 cu ft/s).[1][3]
Recreation
There is a scenic lookout at Cedar Pocket Dam, however, picnic facilities and public toilets are unavailable.
References
- ^ a b "Cedar Pocket Dam". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Harrison, Rod; James, Ernie; Sully, Chris; Classon, Bill; Eckermann, Joy (2008). Queensland Dams. Bayswater, Victoria: Australian Fishing Network. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-86513-134-4.
- ^ a b "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Cedar Pocket Dam Emergency Action Plan" (PDF). Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines, and Energy. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2017.