The Bromelton Dam is an
earth-fill embankment
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Geology and geography
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* Embankment (earthworks), a raised bank to carry a road, railway ...
dam located
off-stream at
Gleneagle in the
South East
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region of
Queensland
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, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for
potable
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water supply
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of the area.
The resultant
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
is called Bromelton Offstream Storage.
Since its completion, Bromelton Offstream Storage delivered an additional in water supply capacity, working in conjunction with
Cedar Grove Weir
The Cedar Grove Weir is a weir located across the Logan River in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the weir is for potable water storage.
Location and features
The weir is located northwest of , and southwes ...
and the
Wyaralong Dam
The Wyaralong Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with an un-gated spillway across the Teviot Brook that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for supply of potable water for the Scenic ...
, that was completed in 2001, to improve the reliability of the
Logan River
The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...
Water Supply Scheme in drought conditions.
See also
*
List of dams in Queensland
References
External links
Queensland Water Infrastructure - Bromelton Offstream Storage
Dams in Queensland
Scenic Rim Region
Reservoirs in Queensland
Dams completed in 2008
2008 establishments in Australia
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