Cania Dam

Cania Dam is a dam in central Queensland, Australia, 37 kilometres (23 mi) north west of Monto, in the locality of Cania. The dam is situated on Three Moon Creek, a tributary of the Burnett River. The dam wall is an earth and rock-fill embankment type. It has a surface area of 7.6 square kilometres (1,878 acres), an average depth of 12 metres (39 ft) and a capacity of 88,580 ML. The dam is named after the abandoned gold mining town of Cania, which was inundated by the lake as it filled.^[2]

Cania Dam
Cania Dam
Location	93 km (58 mi) South West of Gladstone, Queensland
Coordinates	24.6487°S 150.985°E / -24.6487; 150.985
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Three Moon Creek
Primary outflows	Three Moon Creek
Catchment area	280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Basin countries	Australia
Max. length	350 m (1,150 ft)
Surface area	760 ha (1,900 acres)
Max. depth	40.1 m (132 ft)
Water volume	88,580 ML (3,128×10^6 cu ft)[1]
Surface elevation	331 m (1,086 ft)
Settlements	Near Monto, Queensland
References	[1]

The dam is stocked with Australian Bass, Golden Perch, Silver Perch, and Saratoga under the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme.^[3]

The dam was completed in 1982, and after reaching a low of 3.31% in February 2003, it overflowed for the first time in late December 2010. The dam overflowed again in 2012, 2013 (reaching its highest recorded level of 133.32% capacity), 2015, and 2017.^[4]

Fishing

Cania Dam wall looking Northeast towards Castle Mountain. August 1 2021.

A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam.^[5]