|
Rainfall that flows from the catchment into the creeks and rivers is stored in the region’s dams. Water storage is a major and critical part of Seqwater’s business, and we aim to maintain and enhance the quality and biodiversity of lakes and land to maximise sustainability. Seqwater owns and operates 26 dams, 47 weirs and 14 bores and aquifers supplying as much as 90 per cent of South East Queensland’s drinking water supply. View a map of Seqwater's dams and other assets.
While the primary purpose of these dams is to provide a safe and sustainable water supply, many also play an equally important role to manage and mitigate major flood events. The region’s main dams are Somerset Dam, Wivenhoe Dam and North Pine Dam, supplying the majority of the Brisbane area's drinking water; Hinze Dam in the Gold Coast Hinterland, and Baroon Pocket Dam near Maleny on the Seqwater also manages Atkinson Dam, Bill Gunn Dam, Borumba Dam, Cedar Pocket Dam, Clarendon Dam, Cooloolabin Dam, Enoggera Dam, Ewan Maddock Dam, Gold Creek Dam, Wyaralong Dam, Lake Manchester Dam, Little Nerang Dam, Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah), Six Mile Creek Dam (Lake MacDonald), Leslie Harrison Dam, Maroon Dam, Moogerah Dam, Poona Dam, and Wappa Dam.
|
 |