Poona Dam

Poona Dam
Poona Dam Location of the dam in Queensland
Country	Australia
Location	South East Queensland
Coordinates	26°35′46″S 152°54′36″E / 26.596°S 152.910°E / -26.596; 152.910
Purpose	Potable water storage
Status	Operational
Opening date	1959 (1959) 1998 (1998) (spillway upgraded)
Operator	SEQ Water
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth fill dam
Impounds	Tributary of South Maroochy River
Length	650 m (2,130 ft)
Spillway type	Uncontrolled
Reservoir
Total capacity	655 ML (531 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Surface area	17 ha (42 acres)
Maximum width	410 m (1,350 ft)
Website seqwater.com.au

The Poona Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with a toe drain with an un-gated spillway across a tributary of the South Maroochy River in Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for storage of potable water for the Sunshine Coast region. The impounded reservoir is also called Poona Dam.

Overview

The dam is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-west of Nambour.

The earthen dam structure is 650 metres (2,130 ft) long. The resultant reservoir has capacity of 655 megalitres (531 acre⋅ft) when full, covering a surface area of 17 hectares (42 acres), with a maximum width of 410 metres (1,350 ft) that is drawn from a catchment area of 0.8 square kilometres (0.31 sq mi). Initially managed by the Maroochy Shire Council, management of the dam was transferred to SEQ Water in July 2008 as part of a water security project in the South East Queensland region, known as the SEQ Water Grid.

See also

• List of dams in Queensland

References

External links

• "Poona Dam". Picture Australia. National Library of Australia.^{[dead link]}