Boondooma Dam
Boondooma Dam is a dam on the Boyne River on the boundary of Boondooma and Proston in the South Burnett Region of Queensland, Australia. From 1980 to 1983, the dam was constructed across the Boyne River below its confluence with the Stuart River, creating Lake Boondooma.
| Boondooma Lake | |
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Boondooma Lake | |
| Location | Boondooma/Okeden, 20km North of Proston, 50 km North-West of Wondai, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26.0963°S 151.435°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Boyne River, Stuart River |
| Primary outflows | Boyne River |
| Catchment area | 4,025 km2 (1,554 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 599 m (1,965 ft) |
| Surface area | 18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Water volume | 204,200 ML (165,500 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 280.4 m (920 ft) |
| Dam | Boondooma Dam |
| References | |
It has a capacity of 204 200 ML under the 18.15 square kilometres (4,480 acres) of surface area and has an average depth of 11 metres (36 ft). The dam forms a narrow and deep lake, designed to avoid evaporation, with one fork containing much standing timber and another having many submerged rocky outcrops.
The dam overflowed for the first time in May 1983. The lowest level recorded was 0.18% capacity in December 1982, and the maximum of 173.8% (6.17m over the spillway) was recorded in January 2013 as a result of heavy rain from ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald.