Moogerah Dam
| Moogerah Dam | |
|---|---|
The Moogerah Dam wall, in 2011 | |
Location of the Moogerah Dam in Queensland | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | South East Queensland |
| Coordinates | 28°1′48″S 152°32′56″E / 28.03000°S 152.54889°E |
| Purpose | |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1959 |
| Opening date | 1961 |
| Operator(s) | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch dam |
| Impounds | Reynolds Creek |
| Height | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Length | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Dam volume | 23×103 m3 (810×103 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 740 m3/s (26,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Moogerah |
| Total capacity | 83,700 ML (1.84×1010 imp gal; 2.21×1010 US gal) |
| Catchment area | 228 km2 (88 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 827 ha (2,040 acres) |
| Normal elevation | 154.91 m (508.2 ft) AHD |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
The Moogerah Dam is a mass concrete double curvature arch dam with an un-gated spillway across Reynolds Creek in South East Queensland, Australia, now within the locality of Moogerah in the Scenic Rim Region. The main purposes of the dam are for irrigation in the Reynolds Creek district and for supply of potable water to Warrill Creek and farmers in the Warrill Valley. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Moogerah.
The name Moogerah is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning thunder.