Tallebudgera Creek Dam | |
---|---|
Location of the Tallebudgera Creek Dam in Queensland | |
Country | Australia |
Location | South East Queensland |
Coordinates | 28°10′41″S 153°21′36″E / 28.17806°S 153.36000°E |
Purpose | Recreation |
Status | Decommissioned |
Construction began | circa 1940s |
Opening date | circa early 1950s |
Owner(s) | Gold Coast City Council |
Operator(s) | Gold Coast Water |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Tallebudgera Creek |
Reservoir | |
Surface area | 18 ha (44 acres)[1] |
The Tallebudgera Creek Dam, or colloquially Tally Dam,[2] is a decommissioned embankment dam across the upper reaches of the Tallebudgera Creek, located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The initial purpose of the dam from its establishment until its decommissioning during the 1970s was for the supply of potable water to the Gold Coast region. There is no public access to the dam.