Lake Corella is a concrete faced rockfill dam on the Corella River built between 1956 and 1957 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 between Mount Isa and Cloncurry.
History
Mary Kathleen was first settled during the 1860s. Uranium was first discovered at Mary K ...
Uranium Mine. The dam originally had a gated control structure which was removed in 2004, lowering the spillway and reducing the full supply level. When full it 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.
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Australia
Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir in Australia.
Australian Capital Territory
There are three key water storage facilities located in the Australian Capital Territory. The fourth source of water for Canb ...
Corella Lake
North West Queensland
Dams completed in 1959
Dams in Queensland
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