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of 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi) that includes much of the
Tewantin National Park, the dam creates Lake Macdonald, with a surface area of 260 hectares (640 acres). The uncontrolled un-gated spillway has a discharge capacity of 1,147 cubic metres per second (40,500 cu ft/s).
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Built in 1965 and raised by 3.6 metres in 1980, the rock and earthfill dam structure is 15.7 metres (52 ft) high and 490 metres (1,610 ft) long. The 69-thousand-cubic-metre (2.4
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Within proximity of the dam, horse riding, boating and canoeing are permitted. The Noosa
Botanic Gardens are located on the northwestern shoreline of Lake Macdonald.
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and snub nosed gar with endemic populations of tandans (eel tailed catfish) and the introduced spangled perch. A stocked impoundment permit is required to
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In May 2019, Seqwater proposes to upgrade Six Mile Creek Dam (also known as Lake
Macdonald Dam) as part of its Dam Improvement Program.
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is located adjacent to the dam. The primary inflow of the reservoir is Six Mile Creek.
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Harrison, Rod; James, Ernie; Sully, Chris; Classon, Bill; Eckermann, Joy (2008).
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named in memory of former Noosa Shire
Council Chairman Ian MacDonald.
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10 US gal) reservoir when at full capacity. From a
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341:(more commonly known as Lake MacDonald) is a
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846:"Do I need a permit to go fishing in a dam?"
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634:"Register of Large Dams in Australia"
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795:"Lake Macdonald upgrade | Seqwater"
35:Six Mile Creek Dam spillway in 2021
61:Location of the Six Mile Creek Dam
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1774:1965 establishments in Australia
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751:Jarratt, Phil (18 August 2020).
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820:"Lake MacDonald - Cooroy. Qld"
730:: Australian Fishing Network.
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1619:Gold Coast Desalination Plant
1624:Mount Crosby Pumping Station
1368:Gattonvale Offstream Storage
824:Sweetwater Fishing Australia
684:Water supply: Dams and weirs
18:Dam in South East Queensland
1681:Queensland Water Commission
1615:Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme
427:10 imp gal; 2.118
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1764:Sunshine Coast, Queensland
1604:Other sources / facilities
1580:Queensland Urban Utilities
597:List of dams in Queensland
406:. The small settlement of
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454:Recreational activities
316:260 ha (640 acres)
1759:Dams completed in 1965
1686:SEQ Water Grid Manager
644:. 2010. Archived from
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114:26.38111°S 152.93000°E
1468:North West Queensland
1310:Fitzroy River Barrage
1157:South West Queensland
966:South East Queensland
876:"Historic Dam Levels"
854:Queensland Government
394:Location and features
193:Type of dam
87:South East Queensland
1408:Far North Queensland
1188:Ben Anderson Barrage
653:(requires download))
298:10 US gal)
290:8,018 ML (1.764
119:-26.38111; 152.93000
799:www.seqwater.com.au
753:"Chairman's choice"
655:on 12 December 2013
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304:Catchment area
287:Total capacity
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1769:Dams in Queensland
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1223:Cooloolabin
935:, Australia
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757:Noosa Today
539:16 May 2022
502:Percentage
475:yellowbelly
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177:Operator(s)
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93:Coordinates
1748:Categories
1664:Historical
1648:Regulators
1521:Historical
1458:Wild River
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1388:Ross River
1228:Fred Haigh
1132:Cressbrook
1059:North Pine
1019:Gold Creek
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933:Queensland
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762:28 January
603:References
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380:recreation
365:Queensland
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1117:Connolly
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1079:Somerset
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1500:Kidston
1483:Corella
1393:Solomon
1300:Callide
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