Lake Corella is a concrete-faced (

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) rockfill dam built between 1956 and 1957 on the

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to provide town water for the

Mary Kathleen Mary Kathleen was a mining settlement in north-western Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Selwyn Range (Australia), Selwyn Range between Mount Isa and Cloncurry. History Mary Kathleen was first settled during the 1860s. Uranium was f ...

Uranium Mine. The dam is located immediately south of the

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, about 50 km west of

Cloncurry Cloncurry is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. It is informally known by local people as The Curry. Cloncurry is the administrative centre of the Shire of Cloncurry. Cloncurry is known as the ''Friendl ...

. The dam originally had a gated control structure, which was removed in 2004, lowering the spillway and reducing the full supply level. When full, the reservoir has a surface area of 200 hectares and holds 10,500 ML of water. Clem Walton Park is a popular camping area on the shore of the lake.

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Corella Lake North West Queensland Dams completed in 1959 Dams in Queensland {{Australia-dam-stub

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