Coolmunda Dam
| Coolmunda Dam | |
|---|---|
 The spillway and gates of Coolmunda Dam | |
| Location | 13 km (8.1 mi) East of Inglewood, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 28°25′51″S 151°13′16″E / 28.4308°S 151.221°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Macintrye Brook |
| Primary outflows | Macintrye Brook |
| Catchment area | 1735 sq km |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 1,645 ha (4,060 acres) |
| Average depth | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
| Max. depth | 16.1 m (53 ft) |
| Water volume | 69,000 ML (2,400×106 cu ft)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Coolmunda Dam is an embankment dam built across the Macintyre Brook, creating the artificial Lake Coolmunda. The lake is situated 13 km east of Inglewood, just off the Cunningham Highway on Queensland's Darling Downs. Constructed in 1968 for irrigation and town water, the lake holds 69,000 ML of water at 100% capacity at an average depth of 4.3 m (14 ft) and has a surface area of 1,740 ha.
The total catchment area for the lake is 1,735 km2 (670 sq mi).[2] Lake Coolmunda is filled by the Macintrye Brook waterway.[3] Two smaller creeks, Bracker Creek and Sandy Creek, also provide inflows.
The lake is owned and managed by SunWater. For visitors to the lake, there is one boat ramp, three picnic areas with good facilities as well as a caravan park.[3] Free bush camping by the lake is permitted. There are no boating restrictions in place.[3] Parts of the lake contain stretches of standing timber and along the northern bank there are submerged fence posts the demark a former creek bed.[3]
Fishing
Eel-tailed catfish and spangled perch are found naturally in the lake's waters and the Lake Coolmunda Restocking Group Inc. stocks it with murray cod, silver perch and golden perch.[3] The introduced species european carp has also been found in the lake.[4] Anglers require a Stocked Impoundment Permit to fish Lake Coolmunda.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sunwater Current Water Storage Information
- ^ "Water resources - Overview - Queensland". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Commonwealth of Australia. 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ a b c d e Harrison, Rod (2008). Queensland Dams. Bayswater, Victoria: Australian Fishing Network. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-1-86513-134-4.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Garry Fitzgerald (2000). "Coolmunda Dam/Lake Coolmunda". Sweetwater Fishing. Sweetwater Fishing Australia. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ^ Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit.