Leslie Harrison Dam

Not to be confused with Leslie Dam.
Leslie Harrison Dam

The Leslie Harrison Dam, in 2014
Location of the Leslie Harrison Dam
in Queensland
Country Australia
Location South East Queensland
Coordinates 27°31′41″S 153°10′49″E / 27.52806°S 153.18028°E / -27.52806; 153.18028Coordinates: 27°31′41″S 153°10′49″E / 27.52806°S 153.18028°E / -27.52806; 153.18028
Purpose Potable water supply
Status Operational
Opening date
  • 1968 (1968)
  • 2004 (2004) (wall raised/gates installed)
Operator(s) SEQ Water
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment dam
Impounds Tingalpa Creek
Height 25 m (82 ft)[1]
Length 525 m (1,722 ft)[1][2]
Dam volume 315×10^3 m3 (11.1×10^6 cu ft)[1]
Spillway type Vertical lift gates[3]
Spillway capacity 1,450 m3/s (51,000 cu ft/s)[1]
Reservoir
Creates Tingalpa Reservoir
Total capacity 24,868 ML (5.470×109 imp gal; 6.569×109 US gal)[2][4]
Catchment area 87.5 km2 (33.8 sq mi)[1][2]
Surface area 470 ha (1,200 acres)[2][4]
Website
www.seqwater.com.au

The Leslie Harrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with a vertical lift gated spillway[3] across the Tingalpa Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Redland City in Brisbane.[1][4] The impounded reservoir is called Tingalpa Reservoir. The dam was named after Robert Leslie Harrison, a Queensland parliamentarian who died in April 1966.

Location and features

Trees bordering the dam, while it was at 100% capacity in 2011.

The dam is located between the suburbs of Capalaba, Chandler and Burbank, approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Brisbane. The primary inflow of the reservoir is the Tingalpa Creek, not far above its confluence with the Brisbane River.[4] The dam is one of a number of dams connected to the South East Queensland Water Grid, and the dam provides approximately 20% of the water supply for Redland City.

External video
Spillway gates removed, 2015

Completed in 1968, the earthfill dam structure is 25 metres (82 ft) high and 535 metres (1,755 ft) long. The 315-thousand-cubic-metre (11.1×10^6 cu ft) dam wall holds back the 24,868-megalitre (5.470×109 imp gal; 6.569×109 US gal) reservoir when at full capacity. From a catchment area of 87.5 square kilometres (33.8 sq mi) that includes much of the northern slopes of the Venman Bushland National Park, the dam creates Tingalpa Reservoir, with a surface area of 470 hectares (1,200 acres). The controlled gated spillway has a discharge capacity of 1,450 cubic metres per second (51,000 cu ft/s).[1] Initially managed by the Redland City Council, management of the dam was transferred to Seqwater in July 2008 as part of a water security project in the South East Queensland region, known as the South East Queensland Water Grid.[5] In 1984, the dam wall was raised and gates were installed,[3] and in 2014, work began on improving the safety of the dam after Seqwater completed a major investigation of its operating dams,[6] which includes draining the dam to approximately 50% capacity.[7]

Recreation

Swimming is prohibited. The Queensland Government planned to allow fishing and recreational use of the reservoir in late 2013.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Leslie Harrison Dam". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Flashback: Leslie Harrison Dam". Redland City Bulletin. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Harrison, Rod; James, Ernie; Sully, Chris; Classon, Bill; Eckermann, Joy (2008). Queensland Dams. Bayswater, Victoria: Australian Fishing Network. ISBN 978-1-86513-134-4.
  5. ↑ Hurst, Daniel (7 July 2009). "Water funds slash debt". The Bayside Bulletin. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  6. ↑ Moore, Tony (10 April 2014). "Six dams need safety upgrades: Seqwater". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Kerr, Judith (28 July 2014). "Leslie Harrison Dam drains: Spot the difference". Redland City Bulletin. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Kerr, Judith (14 March 2013). "Leslie Harrison Dam to open for recreational use". Bayside Bulletin. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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