Meandu Creek Dam
| Meandu Creek Dam | |
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Meandu Creek Dam Location of the dam in Queensland | |
Interactive map of Meandu Creek Dam | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Yarraman, Wide Bay–Burnett, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26°46′28″S 151°53′46″E / 26.7744°S 151.8962°E |
| Purpose |
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| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1980 |
| Built by | Thiess |
| Operator | Stanwell Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Impounds | Meandu Creek |
| Height (foundation) | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Length | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Dam volume | 383×103 m3 (13.5×106 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 1,492 m3/s (52,700 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 3,100 ML (110×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 3,970 ha (9,800 acres) |
| Surface area | 68 ha (170 acres) |
The Meandu Creek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam built near Yarraman in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. In addition to supply water, the resultant reservoir receives discharges from the cooling towers of the Tarong and Tarong North thermal power stations, and from the nearby coal mine owned by Rio Tinto Coal Australia.
Overview
The dam was completed in 1980 and is 22 metres (72 ft) high and 450 metres (1,480 ft) long. The resultant reservoir has a storage capacity of 3,100 megalitres (110×106 cu ft), covering an area of 69 hectares (170 acres), and a catchment area of 3,970 hectares (9,800 acres).[1][2]
Releases from Meandu Creek Dam supply downstream irrigators on Meandu Creek. In 2019 Stanwell Corporation (formerly Tarong Energy) temporarily stopped discharges into the creek to allow downstream property owners to repair culverts.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Register of Large Dams Australia-2015" (Excel. Requires download. Row 340). ANCOLD. January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Map and list of emergency action plans for referable dams". Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water. Queensland Government. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Pause For Meandu Creek". southburnett.com.au. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
External links
- "Environment: Water". Tarong Energy.
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