Enoggera Dam

Enoggera Dam
Enoggera Dam, at the Brisbane Forest Park, in 2007
Enoggera Dam is located in Queensland
Enoggera Dam
Location of Enoggera Dam in Queensland
CountryAustralia
LocationSouth East Queensland
Coordinates27°26′50″S 152°55′37″E / 27.4473°S 152.927°E / -27.4473; 152.927
StatusOperational
Construction began1864
Opening date1866
Construction cost£71,000
Dam and spillways
Type of damClay cored earthfill dam
ImpoundsEnoggera Creek
Height23.5 m (77 ft)[1]
Length475 m (1,558 ft)[1]
Dam volume360×10^3 m3 (13×10^6 cu ft)[1]
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity450 m3/s (16,000 cu ft/s)[1]
Reservoir
CreatesEnoggera Reservoir
Total capacity4,567 ML (1,005×10^6 imp gal; 1,206×10^6 US gal)[1]
Catchment area33 km2 (13 sq mi)[1]
Surface area75 ha (0.75 km2)
Maximum length2,376 m (7,795 ft)
Maximum width640 m (2,100 ft)

The Enoggera Dam is a heritage-listed dam, which is located within the outer, western suburb of Enoggera Reservoir, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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 4 July 2014.