| Lake Manchester Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Lake Manchester Dam in Queensland | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | South East Queensland |
| Coordinates | 27°29′17″S 152°45′5″E / 27.48806°S 152.75139°E |
| Purpose | |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1912 |
| Opening date |
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| Operator(s) | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Cabbage Tree Creek |
| Height | 43.8 m (144 ft)[1] |
| Length | 188 m (617 ft)[1] |
| Dam volume | 45×103 m3 (1.6×106 cu ft)[1] |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 450 m3/s (16,000 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Manchester |
| Total capacity | 26,217 ML (5.767×109 imp gal; 6.926×109 US gal)[2][3] |
| Catchment area | 74 km2 (29 sq mi)[1][2] |
| Surface area | 264 ha (650 acres)[2][3] |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
Lake Manchester Dam is a concrete gravity dam with an un-gated spillway across Cabbage Tree Creek. It is also known as Cabbage Tree Creek Dam.[4] It is in the locality of Lake Manchester, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[5] The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of Brisbane.[1][3] The impounded reservoir is called Lake Manchester.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Lake Manchester Dam". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
qlddamswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Lake Manchester – reservoir in the City of Brisbane (entry 20760)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 February 2022.