Moondarra Dam

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Moondarra Dam is a major water storage and irrigation structure in Queensland, Australia, built to supply water to the nearby city of Mount Isa and its mining operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
reservoir
catchmentArea about 1,500 square kilometres
constructionCost about 1.7 million pounds
constructionStartDate 1956
country Australia
damType concrete-faced rockfill dam
distanceFrom about 17 kilometres north-east of Mount Isa
elevation about 380 metres above sea level
hasAccessRoad Lake Moondarra Road NERFINISHED
hasFishSpecies arowana (saratoga)
barramundi
sleepy cod
sooty grunter
hasNearbyCity Mount Isa NERFINISHED
hasRecreationArea Lake Moondarra NERFINISHED
hasSpillway yes
hostsEvent Lake Moondarra Fishing Classic NERFINISHED
isPartOf Mount Isa water supply scheme NERFINISHED
locatedIn Queensland
locatedInLocalGovernmentArea City of Mount Isa NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion North West Queensland NERFINISHED
locatedNear Mount Isa NERFINISHED
managingAuthorityType statutory authority
namedAfter Moondarra pastoral station NERFINISHED
openingDate 1958
operator Mount Isa Water Board NERFINISHED
owner Mount Isa Water Board NERFINISHED
purpose industrial water supply
irrigation
mining water supply
urban water supply
region Outback Queensland NERFINISHED
regionClimate semi-arid
spillwayType uncontrolled concrete spillway
storageCapacity about 107,000 megalitres
suppliesSector copper mining
lead mining
zinc mining
suppliesWaterTo Mount Isa NERFINISHED
Mount Isa Mines NERFINISHED
surfaceArea about 2,300 hectares
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation
water sports
watercourseDammed Leichhardt River NERFINISHED

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Lake Moondarra formedBy Moondarra Dam