Glenlyon is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Glenlyon had a population of 32 people.

Geography

Lake Glenlyon is a long thin north–south lake in the middle of the locality (). It was created by impounding Pike Creek with the

Glenlyon Dam Glenlyon Dam, also known as Pike Creek Reservoir, is an earth and rockfill dam in Queensland near the border with New South Wales, roughly between Stanthorpe and Texas to the west. From 1972 to 1976, the dam wall was built on Pike Creek, a tribu ...

(). It is also known as the Pike Creek Reservoir. The

Stanthorpe – Texas Road Stanthorpe is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as th ...

runs through the locality from north ( Pikes Creek) to west ( Silver Spur). There are two small sections of the Claremont State Forest in the south-west of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

The locality's name is derived from Glenlyon pastoral run taken up in 1844 by Alexander McLeod. The run can be seen on an 1883 Darling Downs Run Map on Pikes Creek, south of Pikes Creek run. Glenlyon Provisional School opened on 1 May 1899 and closed in 1909. On 21 August 1933, Glenlyon State School opened. It closed in 1942, but reopened in 1951. It closed permanently in 1978. In 1996 Scott McLeod Walker, a great-grandson of Alexander McLeod, privately wrote and published a book entitled ''Glenlyon Connections''. The book contains a history of the pastoral run and of some of the families who owned it.

Demographics

In the , Glenlyon had a population of 24 people. In the , Glenlyon had a population of 32 people.

Education

There are no schools in Glenlyon. The nearest government school is

Texas State School Texas is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region of Queensland, Australia. It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales. In the , the locality of Texas had a population of 790 people. History Bigambul (also known as Bigam ...

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to the west which provides primary schooling and secondary schooling to Year 10. There is no secondary schooling to Year 12 available nearby; the options are

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and boarding school.

Attractions

Glenlyon Dam is a tourist attraction. There is a lookout on Pinnacle Road (). Boating is permitted in Lake Glenlyon. There is a boat ramp at Glenlyon Dam Road () providing access to Lake Glenlyon. It is managed by the Border Rivers Commission. Fishing is permitted with a Stocked Impoundment Permit, but only from boats, not from the shore. Stocked species include

Murray cod The Murray cod (''Maccullochella peelii'') is a large Australian predatory freshwater fish of the genus '' Maccullochella'' in the family Percichthyidae.Dianne J. Bray & Vanessa J. Thompson (2011Murray Cod, Maccullochella peelii Fishes of Au ...

golden perch The golden perch (''Macquaria ambigua'') is a medium-sized, yellow or gold-coloured species of Australian freshwater fish found primarily in the Murray-Darling River system, though a subspecies is found in the Lake Eyre-Cooper Creek system, an ...

, and

silver perch Silver perch is a common name for several fishes and may refer to: *'' Bairdiella chrysoura'', native to the east coast of the United States *''Bidyanus bidyanus The silver perch (''Bidyanus bidyanus'') is a medium-sized freshwater fish of the ...

References

External links

* {{Southern Downs Region Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland