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Wuruma Dam
Wuruma Dam was constructed across the Nogo River in the upper Burnett River Catchment 48km north-west of Eidsvold for irrigation & town water supply for Eidsvold, Mundubbera and Gayndah. The dam wall is of mass concrete gravity construction which cost $5.3m to build and was completed in 1968. It has a surface area when full of 1,639 hectares (4,048 acres), and a capacity of 165,400 ML. The dam takes its name from a local indigenous word meaning brahminy kite. After reaching a low of 0.03% in September 1970, Wuruma Dam overflowed for the first time in February 1971. Since construction the dam has overflowed 9 times. It recorded its highest level of 142.64% capacity (3.74m over the spillway) in January 2013 as a result of heavy rains from ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald. SunWater is undertaking a dam spillway capacity upgrade program to ensure the highest level of safety for our dams is maintained. The spillway will be upgraded in the longer term. Fishing A ''Stocked Impoundment Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidsvold, Queensland
Eidsvold () is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is the self-proclaimed ''Beef Capital of the Burnett'' and is a hub for the regional cattle industry. In the , the locality of Eidsvold had a population of 574 people. Geography Eidsvold is situated on the Burnett Highway approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane. The highway passes through the locality from the south-east to the north-east, passing through the town's main street (Moreton Street). The Mungar Junction to Monto branch railway passes from south-east to north-east through the locality, roughly parallel to the highway; the Eidsvold railway station serves the town. The Eidsvold–Theodore Road ( State Route 73) runs south and then west from the town. History Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
