Tallebudgera Creek Dam

Tallebudgera Creek Dam
Waters behind the dam, 2015
Tallebudgera Creek Dam is located in Queensland
Tallebudgera Creek Dam
Location of the Tallebudgera Creek Dam in Queensland
CountryAustralia
LocationSouth East Queensland
Coordinates28°10′41″S 153°21′36″E / 28.17806°S 153.36000°E / -28.17806; 153.36000
PurposeRecreation
StatusDecommissioned
Construction begancirca 1940s
Opening datecirca early 1950s
Owner(s)Gold Coast City Council
Operator(s)Gold Coast Water
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsTallebudgera Creek
Reservoir
Surface area18 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.

  1. ^ "Map of Tallebudgera Creek Dam, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ^ McLean, Yvonne (29 October 2004). "Coast's 'lost' dam". Gold Coast Mail. Retrieved 5 July 2014.