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263:. The dam wall is of mass concrete gravity construction which cost $ 5.3m to build and was completed in 1968. It has a surface area when full of 1,639 hectares (4,048 acres), and a capacity of 165,400 ML. The dam takes its name from a local indigenous word meaning brahminy kite.
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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.
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After reaching a low of 0.03% in
September 1970, Wuruma Dam overflowed for the first time in February 1971. Since construction the dam has overflowed 9 times.
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It recorded its highest level of 142.64% capacity (3.74m over the spillway) in
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This article about a dam or floodgate in
Australia is a
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402:"Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit"
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25:Reservoir in North-West of Eidsvold, Queensland
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18:For the locality containing the dam, see
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317:List of dams and reservoirs in Australia
1408:Queensland building and structure stubs
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1165:Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme
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376:"Spillway Capacity Upgrade Program"
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1346:. You can help Knowledge by
1293:. You can help Knowledge by
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894:Gattonvale Offstream Storage
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1207:Queensland Water Commission
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243:was constructed across the
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1212:SEQ Water Grid Manager
205:165,400 ML (5,840
20:Wuruma Dam, Queensland
994:North West Queensland
836:Fitzroy River Barrage
683:South West Queensland
492:South East Queensland
1413:Australian dam stubs
1398:North Burnett Region
934:Far North Queensland
714:Ben Anderson Barrage
72:Eidsvold, Queensland
382:on 13 February 2008
101:25.2014°S 150.988°E
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1403:Dams in Queensland
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924:Teviot Creek
846:Middle Creek
821:Burton Gorge
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765:Lake Gregory
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744:Cedar Pocket
673:Perseverance
540:Ewen Maddock
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455:Water supply
410:. Retrieved
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358:. Retrieved
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351:"Wuruma Dam"
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202:Water volume
186:Surface area
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1121:WaterSecure
1084:by function
1054:Nindooinbah
1038:Rifle Creek
1020:Lake Julius
909:Peter Faust
759:Gordonbrook
749:Cooloolabin
461:, Australia
178:Max. length
104: /
92:150°59′17″E
79:Coordinates
1387:Categories
1287:Queensland
1190:Historical
1174:Regulators
1047:Historical
984:Wild River
952:Irvinebank
914:Ross River
754:Fred Haigh
658:Cressbrook
585:North Pine
545:Gold Creek
478:reservoirs
459:Queensland
386:20 January
360:23 October
323:References
257:Mundubbera
245:Nogo River
241:Wuruma Dam
232:References
194:Max. depth
148:Nogo River
136:Nogo River
89:25°12′05″S
55:Wuruma Dam
31:Wuruma Dam
1202:LinkWater
967:Southedge
856:Teemburra
831:Fairbairn
771:Lenthalls
729:Boondooma
653:Coolmunda
625:Wyaralong
520:Bromelton
515:Bill Gunn
481:by region
412:9 January
169:Australia
123:reservoir
1116:SunWater
1111:seqwater
899:Kinchant
889:Eungella
851:Number 7
841:Kroombit
786:Paradise
663:Glenlyon
643:Connolly
620:Wivenhoe
605:Somerset
575:Moogerah
535:Enoggera
500:Atkinson
355:Sunwater
295:See also
277:SunWater
253:Eidsvold
67:Location
1258:Commons
1026:Kidston
1009:Corella
919:Solomon
826:Callide
734:Borumba
283:Fishing
261:Gayndah
904:Paluma
879:Bamboo
796:Wuruma
791:Placer
724:Boobir
668:Leslie
570:Maroon
1289:is a
739:Cania
648:Cooby
615:Wappa
590:Poona
550:Hinze
164:Basin
1344:stub
1291:stub
947:Ibis
475:and
473:Dams
414:2008
388:2008
362:2021
259:and
118:Type
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