South East Queensland Dam Tour

July 2006

 
Wivenhoe Dam
Capacity 1 165,000ML
Present volume 28%
Somerset Dam
Capacity 380,000ML
Present volume 31%
       
Paradise Dam
Capacity 300,000ML
Present volume 15%
   
Moogerah Dam
Capacity 83,700ML
Present volume 7%
   
Maroon Dam
Capacity 44,300ML
Present volume 21%
         
Bjelke Petersen Dam
Capacity 134,900ML
Present volume 3%
   
Atkinson Dam
Capacity 30,400ML
Present volume 0%
   
Present Storage Percentages of South East Queenland Dams
WORDS BEHIND THE PICTURES
Our Dams Are Letting Us Down .[article by Ian Mackay]
USEFUL LINKS

SunWater [Click on Water Storage Information link]

Paradise Dam is one of 6 in the world to be named in this World Wildlife Fund report of failed dams and yet the Qld Government is holding it up as the benchmark for the Mary River Dam at Traveston Crossing. Read full report here