Leslie Harrison Dam

Leslie Harrison Dam
The Leslie Harrison Dam, in 2014
Leslie Harrison Dam is located in Queensland
Leslie Harrison Dam
Location of the Leslie Harrison Dam
in Queensland
CountryAustralia
LocationSouth East Queensland
Coordinates27°31′41″S 153°10′49″E / 27.52806°S 153.18028°E / -27.52806; 153.18028
PurposePotable water supply
StatusOperational
Opening date
  • 1968 (1968)
  • 2004 (2004) (wall raised/gates installed)
Operator(s)SEQ Water
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsTingalpa Creek
Height25 m (82 ft)[1]
Length525 m (1,722 ft)[1][2]
Dam volume315×10^3 m3 (11.1×10^6 cu ft)[1]
Spillway typeVertical lift gates[3]
Spillway capacity1,450 m3/s (51,000 cu ft/s)[1]
Reservoir
CreatesTingalpa Reservoir
Total capacity13,206 ML (2.905×109 imp gal; 3.489×109 US gal)[2][4]
Catchment area87 km2 (34 sq mi)[1][2]
Surface area470 ha (1,200 acres)[2][4]
Website
www.seqwater.com.au

The Leslie Harrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam across the Tingalpa Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Redland City in Brisbane.[1][4] The impounded reservoir is called Tingalpa Reservoir. The dam was named after Robert Leslie Harrison, a Queensland parliamentarian who died in April 1966.[citation needed]

  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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Leslie Harrison Dam". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Flashback: Leslie Harrison Dam". Redland City Bulletin. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference qlddams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).