Image |
Dam name (where appropriate) |
Reservoir name[1] (where appropriate) |
Region(s) |
Waterway(s) impounded[1] |
Dam type[1] |
Purpose(s)[1] |
Reservoir capacity[1] |
Coordinates[2] |
ML |
Gal (Imp.) |
Gal (US) |
 | Atkinson Dam | Lake Atkinson | South East – West Moreton | Buaraba Creek | Embankment | Irrigation | 30,500 | 6.7×10^9 | 8.1×10^9 | 27°25′42″S 152°26′39″E |
 | Awoonga Dam | Lake Awoonga | Fitzroy | Boyne River | Embankment | Water Supply and Recreation | 777,000 | 171×10^9 | 205×10^9 | 24°07′53″S 151°30′8″E |
| Bamboo Dam | Lake Bamboo | North | Bamboo Creek | Embankment | Recreation | | | | |
 | Baroon Pocket Dam | Lake Baroon | South East – Sunshine Coast | Obi Obi Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 61,000 | 13×10^9 | 16×10^9 | 26°42′12″S 152°52′5″E |
| Belmore Dam | Lake Belmore | Far North | Belmore Creek | Embankment | Water Supply and Recreation | 5,800 | 1.3×10^9 | 1.5×10^9 | 18°10′45″S 142°15′41″E |
| Biggera Creek Dam | | South East – Gold Coast | Biggera Creek | Embankment | Flood mitigation | 2,980 | 660×10^6 | 790×10^6 |
810×10^6 |
980×10^6 | 27°56′54″S 153°22′59″E |
 | Bill Gunn Dam | Lake Dyer | South East – Lockyer Valley | Off-stream | Embankment | Irrigation | 6,940 | 1,530×10^6 | 1,830×10^6 | 27°37′40″S 152°22′37″E |
| Bjelke-Petersen Dam | Lake Barambah | South East – South Burnett | Barker Creek | Embankment | Water Supply and Irrigation | 134,900 | 29,700×10^6 | 35,600×10^6 | |
 | Boondooma Dam | Lake Boondooma | South East – South Burnett | Boyne River | Embankment | Water Supply and Power Station | 134,900 | 29,700×10^6 | 35,600×10^6 | |
| Boobir Dam | | South East – South Burnett | Boobir Creek | Embankment | Water Supply | 179 | 39×10^6 | 47×10^6 | |
| Borumba Dam | Lake Borumba | South East – Gympie | Yabba Creek | Embankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 33,300 | 7,300×10^6 | 8,800×10^6 | |
| Bromelton Dam | Bromelton Offstream Storage | South East – Beaudesert | Off-stream | Embankment | Water supply | 8,210 | 1,810×10^6 | 2,170×10^6 | 27°56′44″S 152°57′14″E |
 | Burdekin Falls Dam | Lake Dalrymple | North | Burdekin River | Gravity | Irrigation & Water supply | 1,860,000 | 410,000×10^6 | 490,000×10^6 | |
| Burton Gorge Dam | | | Isaac River | RCC Gravity | Water supply | 14,829 | | | |
| Callide Dam | | | Callide Creek | Embankment | Water Supply | 136,370 | | | |
| Cania Dam | | | Three Moon Creek | Embankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 88,580 | | | |
| Cedar Pocket Dam | | | Deep Creek | Concrete gravity and rock embankment | Irrigation | 730 | | | |
| Lake Clarendon Dam | Lake Clarendon | South East – Lockyer Valley | Off-stream | Embankment | Irrigation | 24,330 | 5.35×10^9 | 6.43×10^9 | 27°30′56″S 152°21′4″E |
| Connolly Dam | | | Rosenthal Creek | Embankment | Water Supply | 2,157 | | | |
| Cooby Dam | Cooby Creek Reservoir | | Cooby Creek | Concrete faced rockfill | Water Supply | 23,100 | | | |
 | Coolmunda Dam | Lake Coolmunda | | Macintyre Brook | Ebankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 69,090 | | | |
| Cooloolabin Dam | | | Rocky Creek | Concrete Gravity | Water Supply | 8,183 | | | |
| Copperlode Falls Dam | Lake Morris | | Freshwater Creek | Earth embankment | Water Supply | 38,475 | | | |
| Corella Dam | Lake Corella | | Corella River | Rockfill Embankment | Water Supply | 10,500 | | | |
| Cressbrook Dam | Lake Cressbrook | | Cressbrook Creek | Earthfill Embankment | Water Supply | 81,800 | | | |
| East Leichhardt Dam | | | East Leichhardt River | | Water Supply | 12,100 | | | |
| E.J. Beardmore Dam | Lake Kajarabie | | Balonne River | Earth and rockfill embankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 81,800 | | | |
 | Enoggera Dam | Enoggera Reservoir | South East – Brisbane | Enoggera Creek | Earth-fill | Water supply | 4,567 | 1,005×10^6 | 1,206×10^6 |
990×10^6 |
1,200×10^6 | 27°26′50″S 152°56′37″E |
| Eungella Dam | | | Broken River | Earth and rockfill | Irrigation and Mining | 112,400 | | | |
| Ewen Maddock Dam | | South East – Sunshine Coast | Addlington Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 16,587 | 3.649×10^9 | 4.382×10^9 |
3.65×10^9 |
4.38×10^9 | 26°40′51″S 153°0′22″E |
| Fairbairn Dam | Lake Maraboon | Central Queensland | Nogoa River | Embankment | Irrigation Water supply Flood mitigation | 1,301,000 | 286×10^9 | 344×10^9 | 23°39′00″S 148°03′56″E |
| Fred Haigh Dam | Lake Monduran | | Kolan River | Earthfill embankment | Irrigation and Water Supply | 562,045 | | | |
| Gattonvale Offstream Storage | | | | | Water Supply | 5,200 | | | |
 | Glenlyon Dam | Pike Creek Reservoir | | Pike Creek | Earth and rockfill embankment | Irrigation | 254,000 | | | |
 | Gold Creek Dam | Gold Creek Reservoir | South East – Brisbane | Gold Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 801 | 176×10^6 | 212×10^6 | 27°27′39″S 152°52′52″E |
| Gordonbrook Dam | | | Stuart River | Earthfill embankment | Water Supply | 6,800 | | | |
| (no dam) | Green Hill Reservoir | Chapel Hill, Queensland | | | | 155 | 34×10^6 | 41×10^6 | |
 | Hinze Dam | Advancetown Lake | South East – Gold Coast | Nerang River | Embankment | Water supply Flood mitigation | 310,730 | 68.35×10^9 | 82.09×10^9 | 28°3′2″S 153°17′2″E |
| Ibis Dam | | | Ibis Creek | Concrete Gravity | Water Supply | 225 | | | |
| Irvinebank Dam | | | Gibbs Creek | Timber and Concrete Weir | Water Supply | 150 | | | |
| Julius Dam | Lake Julius | | Leichhardt River | Multiple arch concrete buttress | Industrial and Town Water Supply | 107,500 | | | |
| Kidston Dam | Copperfield Dam | | Copperfield River | Roller compacted concrete | Water Supply, Recreation, Pumped Hydro | 20,600 | | | |
| Kinchant Dam | | | Sandy Creek | Earth and rockfill embankment | Irrigation | 72,235 | | | |
| Kroombit Dam | | | Kroombit Creek | Roller Compacted Concrete | Groundwater Recharge | 14,600 | | | |
| Koombooloomba Dam | | | Tully River | Concrete Gravity | Hydroelectricity | 186,750 | | | |
| Lake Gregory | Isis Balancing Storage | | | Earthfill embankment | Irrigation | 6,160 | | | |
| Lake Manchester Dam | Lake Manchester | South East – Ipswich | Cabbage Tree Creek | Gravity | Water supply Recreation | 26,000 | 5.7×10^9 | 6.9×10^9 | 27°29′17″S 152°45′5″E |
| Lenthalls Dam | Lake Lenthall | | Burrum River | Earthfill embankment | Water Supply | 28,411 | | | |
 | Leslie Dam | Lake Leslie | | Sandy Creek | Concrete Gravity | Irrigation and Water Supply | 106,250 | | | |
 | Leslie Harrison Dam | Tingalpa Reservoir | South East – Brisbane | Tingalpa Creek | Embankment | Water supply | 13,206 | 2.905×10^9 | 3.489×10^9 |
5.470×10^9 |
6.569×10^9 | 27°31′41″S 153°10′49″E |
| Little Nerang Dam | | South East – Gold Coast | Little Nerang Creek | Gravity | Water supply | 8,390 | 1.85×10^9 | 2.22×10^9 | 28°8′37″S 153°17′8″E |
 | Maroon Dam | | South East – Scenic Rim | Burnett Creek | Embankment | Irrigation | 44,300 | 9.7×10^9 | 11.7×10^9 | 28°10′51″S 152°39′25″E |
| Middle Creek Dam | | | Plane Creek | Earthfill embankment | Water Supply | 1,120 | | | |
 | Moogerah Dam | Lake Moogerah | South East – Fassifern Valley | Reynolds Creek | Arch | Irrigation Water supply | 83,700 | 18.4×10^9 | 22.1×10^9 | 28°1′48″S 152°32′56″E |
 | Moondarra Dam | Lake Moondarra | | Leichardt River | Concrete-faced rockfill embankment | Mine and urban water supply | 106,833 | | | |
| Meandu Creek Dam | | | Meandu Creek | Zoned earthfill | Irrigation and power station cooling water | 3,000 | | | |
 | North Pine Dam | Lake Samsonvale | South East – Moreton Bay | North Pine River | Gravity | Water supply | 214,302 | 47.140×10^9 | 56.613×10^9 | 27°15′48″S 152°56′12″E |
| Number 7 Dam | Big Dam No 7, Mount Morgan | | Dee River | Mass concrete gravity | Water supply | 2,830 | | | |
 | Paluma Dam | | | Swamp Creek | Earth core rock embankment | Water supply | 11,830 | | | |
| Paradise Dam | | Wide-Bay | Burnett River | Gravity | Irrigation | 300,000 |
6.6×1010 |
7.9×1010 |
25°21′04″S 151°55′10″E |
| Perseverance Dam | Lake Perseverance | | Perseverance Creek | Zoned earth and rockfill | Water supply | 30,140 | | | |
 | Peter Faust Dam | Lake Proserpine | Mackay–Whitsunday | Proserpine River | Embankment | Urban Water Supply, Irrigation & Recreation | 491,400 | 108.1×10^9 | 129.8×10^9 | 20.3673°S 148.378°E |
| Placer Dam | Perry River Dam | | Perry River | Roller compacted concrete embankment | Mine water supply | 1,050 | | | |
| Poona Dam | | South East – Sunshine Coast | South Maroochy River | Embankment | Water storage | 655 | 144×10^6 | 173×10^6 | 26°35′46″S 152°54′36″E |
| Return Creek Dam | Crooks Dam | | Return Creek | Earthfill embankment | Stock water supply and recreation | 1,045 | | | |
| Rifle Creek Dam | | | Rifle Creek | Concrete arch | Urban and mine water supply | 9,500 | | | |
| Ross River Dam | | North
- Townsville |
| Embankment | Water supply
Flood mitigation |
233,187 | | | |
| Sideling Creek Dam | Lake Kurwongbah | South East – Moreton Bay | Sideling Creek | Embankment | Water supply Recreation | 14,500 | 3.2×10^9 | 3.8×10^9 | 27°15′28″S 152°57′7″E |
| Six Mile Creek Dam | Lake Macdonald | South East – Sunshine Coast | Six Mile Creek | Embankment | Water supply Recreation | 8,018 | 1.764×10^9 | 2.118×10^9 | 26°22′52″S 152°55′48″E |
| Solomon Dam | | Palm Island | | | Water Supply | | | | |
 | Somerset Dam | Lake Somerset | South East – Somerset Region | Stanley River | Gravity | Water supply Flood mitigation Recreation Hydroelectricity | 379,849 | 83.555×10^9 | 100.345×10^9 |
199×10^9 |
239×10^9 | 27°6′52″S 152°33′25″E |
| Southedge Dam | | | Mitchell River | Embankment | Recreation and water supply | 159,120 | | | |
 | Splityard Creek Dam | | South East – Somerset Region | Pryde Creek | Embankment | Hydroelectricity | 28,700 | 6,300×10^6 | 7,600×10^6 | 27°22′16″S 152°38′13″E |
| Stannary Hills Dam | | | Eureka Creek | | Mining | 340 | | | |
 | Tallebudgera Creek Dam | | South East – Gold Coast | Tallebudgera Creek | Earthfill embankment | Water supply | 360 | | | |
| Teemburra Dam | | | Teemburra Creek | Concrete faced rockfill embankment | Irrigation, Urban and Industrial water supply | 147,500 | | | |
| Theresa Creek Dam | | | Theresa Creek | Concrete gravity | Town water Supply and recreation | 9,200 | | | |
| Tinaroo Dam | Lake Tinaroo | | Barron River | Mass concrete gravity | Irrigation | 438,920 | | | |
| Teviot Creek Dam | | | | Roller compacted concrete | Mining | 24,000 | | | |
 | Wappa Dam | | South East – Sunshine Coast | South Maroochy River | Gravity | Water supply | 4,610 | 1,010×10^6 | 1,220×10^6 | 26°34′12″S 152°55′19″E |
| Wild River Dam | Herberton Dam | | Wild River | Earth and rockfill embankment | Town water supply | 290 | | | |
 | Wivenhoe Dam | Lake Wivenhoe | South East – Brisbane/Gold Coast | Brisbane River | Embankment | Water supply Flood mitigation Hydroelectricity Recreation | 1,165,238 | 256.317×10^9 | 307.823×10^9 | 27°23′38″S 152°36′28″E |
| Wuruma Dam | | | Nogo River | Mass concrete gravity | Irrigation and town water supply | 165,400 | | | |
 | Wyaralong Dam | | South East – Scenic Rim | Teviot Brook | Gravity | Water supply | 102,883 | 22,631×10^6 | 27,179×10^6 | 27°54′33″S 152°52′52″E |