Cooby Dam

Cooby Dam
Cooby Dam
Location 17km North of Toowoomba, Queensland
Coordinates 27°23′06″S 151°55′48″E / 27.3851°S 151.930°E / -27.3851; 151.930Coordinates: 27°23′06″S 151°55′48″E / 27.3851°S 151.930°E / -27.3851; 151.930
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Cooby Creek
Catchment area 159 km²
Basin countries Australia
Average depth 12.5 m
Water volume 23,092 ML
Surface elevation 478.54 m (1,570.0 ft)

Cooby Dam is located about 17 km North of Toowoomba on Cooby Creek, a tributary of Condamine River. Cooby Dam is the oldest of the Toowoomba city's three water supply dams, constructed during the period 1938-41.[1] The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Perseverance Dam and Cressbrook Dam.

In July 2006, public outcry and a referendum with winning "No" vote rejected plans to place recycled water into Cooby Dam.[citation needed] In 2007, the idea was again resurrected when plans for an advanced water treatment plant to be built near Cooby Dam by the Toowoomba City Council were suggested.[2] The trial would test the re-use of recycled water into Toowoomba's drinking water supply.

In 2008, an emergency bore was used to extract water from the Great Artesian Basin to supplement water supplies for the dam as drought conditions reduced supply to critical levels.[3]

Fishing

A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.[4]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Toowoomba's Dams - Perseverance Dam". Toowoomba Regional Council. http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=788%3Atoowoombas-dams&catid=186%3Awater-supply&Itemid=167&limitstart=1. Retrieved November 2, 2009. 
  2. ^ Selina Mitchell (31 August 2007). "Residents again face recycled water". The Australian. News Limited. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22337308-2702,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-02. 
  3. ^ "Great Artesian Basin used to top up Toowoomba water supply". ABC News Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 November 2008. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/26/2430349.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-02. 
  4. ^ Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit.



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