The Sideling Creek Dam is an earth-fill

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with an un-gated spillway across the Sideling Creek in Kurwongbah,

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, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for

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of the Moreton Bay Region and for

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. The impounded

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is called Lake Kurwongbah.

Location and features

The dam is located east of

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and northwest of

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. The primary inflow is Sideling Creek, a tributary of the

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. To the east of the dam is the Lakeside Park motor racing circuit. Completed in 1958, the earthfill dam structure is high and long. The dam wall holds back the reservoir when at full capacity. From a

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of that includes the localities of Petrie,

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and Dakabin, the dam creates Lake Kurwongbah, with a surface area of . The uncontrolled un-gated spillway has a discharge capacity of . The dam is now managed by

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. From April 2018 to May 2020, Seqwater carried out an upgrade of Sideling Creek Dam as part of its Dam Improvement Program.

Recreational activities

Access to Lake Kurwongbah is via Dayboro Road, with picnic facilities located at Mick Hanfling Park on the lake's eastern shores. Water skiing is allowed and rowing is another popular recreational activity provided by the dam. The lake has been used for professional level

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model yacht competitions, although has moved more recently to a pond adjacent to the motor racing circuit at Lakeside Park. It was the proposed venue for rowing in Brisbane's failed bid for the 1992 Olympic Games. Motor racing has been held

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, as it was originally known since 1961 and has hosted the

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and

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, amongst other events.

Fishing

The reservoir is stocked with silver perch,

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and bass.

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and forktail catfish are present in the dam naturally. Only bank angling is permitted on Lake Kurwongbah.

References

Notes

2 Pine Rivers Rowing Club has been Active since 1958 at this dam. The Dam level was raised in 1969, enabling the Australian Rowing Championships to be held here in 1972.

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