| Borumba Dam | |
|---|---|
 A panorama of Lake Borumba | |
  Location of the Borumba Dam in Queensland | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Wide Bay–Burnett, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26°30′43″S 152°34′44″E / 26.51194°S 152.57889°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation and potable water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1963; upgraded in 1997 and 2009 |
| Operator(s) | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Yabba Creek |
| Height | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Length | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
| Dam volume | 402×103 m3 (14.2×106 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 3,140 m3/s (111,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Borumba |
| Total capacity | 45,952 ML (1,622.8×106 cu ft)[1] |
| Catchment area | 465 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 480 ha (1,200 acres) |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
The Borumba Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located across the Yabba Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for irrigation and potable water supply.[2][3] The resultant impounded reservoir is called Lake Borumba.[1]
- ^ a b "Borumba Dam". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Harrison, Rod; James, Ernie; Sully, Chris; Classon, Bill; Eckermann, Joy (2008). Queensland Dams. Bayswater, Victoria: Australian Fishing Network. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-86513-134-4.
- ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.