Meandu Creek Dam is a dam built near Yarraman in Queensland, Australia. The Tarong and Tarong North Power Stations source water from the Brisbane River catchment via a pipeline from Wivenhoe Dam. Cooling tower blowdown water is either discharged directly to Tarong Energy's Meandu Creek Dam or supplied to the nearby Tarong Mine owned by Rio Tinto Coal Australia. Excess water from the mine is discharged back to Meandu Creek Dam. Releases from Meandu Creek Dam supply downstream irrigators on Meandu Creek. In 2019 Stanwell Corporation temporarily stopped discharges into the creek to allow downstream property owners to repair culverts.[1]
| Meandu Creek Dam | |
|---|---|
  Meandu Creek Dam | |
| Location | 26 km South of Kingaroy, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26°46′28″S 151°53′46″E / 26.7744°S 151.8962°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Meandu Creek |
| Catchment area | 3,970 ha (9,800 acres) |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 69 ha (170 acres) |
| Water volume | 3,000 ML (110×106 cu ft) |
The dam has a full storage capacity of 3,000 megalitres covering an area of 69 hectares, and a catchment area of 3,970 hectares.[2]
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edit- ^ "Pause For Meandu Creek". southburnett.com.au. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water (4 June 2018). "Map and list of emergency action plans for referable dams". www.business.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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