Corella Dam

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The Corella Reservoir is a reservoir in north-west of the Australian state of Queensland.

Location and design

The lake is located just south of the Barkly Highway, about 50 km west of Cloncurry. There, the Corella Creek is dammed. At the outflow of the lake this is the Corella River.

The Corella reservoir with an area of ​​320 ha and a storage volume of 15.3 million m³. The average water depth is 4.8 m. A hole in the dam ensures that the sea never fills completely.

History

The dam was built in 1959 to obtain drinking water for the Mary Kathleen uranium mine.

External links and sources

  • Clem Welton Park and Corella Dam - QLD. ExplorOz.com
  • Map of Corella Creek, QLD. Bonzle.com
  • Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4. p. 16
  • Dam in Australia
  • River system Flinders River
  • Reservoir in Australia and Oceania
  • Lake in Queensland
  • Reservoir in Australia
Mary Kathleen (Queensland) Cloncurry, Queensland
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