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Lake Clarendon Dam

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The 4,200 m (13,800 ft) long rock and earthfill structure has a maximum height of 13.1 m (43 ft) and an overflow
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conditions in Australia. In January 2011, the dam was over 80% full according to the Queensland Water Commission website.
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is no longer required to fish in the reservoir. Lake Clarendon was removed from the SIP scheme in 2012.
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10 US gal) and a maximum surface area of 339 hectares (840 acres). The dam is managed by
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which diverts excess water into a series of open channels that eventually flow into the
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Harrison, Rod; James, Ernie; Sully, Chris; Classon, Bill; Eckermann, Joy (2008).
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Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
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This article about a dam or floodgate in Australia is a
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Completed in 1992, by mid-2006 the dam was empty due to
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Lake Clarendon Dam is located in Queensland
Queensland
South East
Queensland
27°30′55″S 152°21′4″E / 27.51528°S 152.35111°E / -27.51528; 152.35111
Irrigation
SEQ Water
Type of dam
Embankment dam
Off-stream
Uncontrolled
Catchment area
AHD
www.seqwater.com.au
rock
earth-fill
embankment
dam
un-gated spillway
off-stream
Lake Clarendon
Lockyer Valley Region
South East
Queensland
Australia
irrigation
Lockyer Valley
reservoir
Gatton
spillway

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