Ewen Maddock Dam
| Ewen Maddock Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | 4km East of Mooloolah, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26°46′51″S 153°00′22″E / 26.7807°S 153.006°ECoordinates: 26°46′51″S 153°00′22″E / 26.7807°S 153.006°E |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Addlington Creek |
| Primary outflows | Addlington Creek |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 3.1km |
| Max. width | 2.6km |
| Average depth | 4.5m |
| Water volume | 16,700 ML |
| Frozen | never |
| Islands | none |
Ewen Maddock Dam is one of many smaller dams on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. It is situated approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) south east of Mooloolah and 3 km (1.9 mi) from Landsborough. The dam is managed by the Qld Water.
Ewen Maddock Dam has a surface area of 370 hectares and holds 16 700 ML of water at an average depth of 4.5 m (15 ft). It was built across Addlington Creek, a tributary of the Mooloolah River in 1973, to supply the fast growing region with town water.[1]
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[edit] Water supply
In the past, raw water from the dam has been supplied to a treatment plant at Caloundra.[2] Since 1988 Ewen Maddock Dam was not used as a water source due to a lack of working water treatment infrastructure.[citation needed]
In 2007, work begun on a A$30 million water treatment plant that will allow the dam to supply drinking water to the South East Queensland Water Grid, via the Northern Pipeline inter-connector.[3] The state government incorporated a 100 m (330 ft) timber boardwalk along the lake's edge into the revised master plan when open space at Ewen Maddock Park was resumed for the treatment plant's construction.[4]
[edit] Recreation
Swimming is permitted in the reservoir. Boating is limited to paddle power, due to the likelihood that powered boats would agitate the water and cause noxious weeds to break apart and spread.[1]
Access is limited to daylight hours and no camping is permitted, except at a group camping site with cabins and dormitories, called the Ewen Maddock Dam Recreation Centre which is located at the south eastern end of the lake.[1][5]
[edit] Fauna and Flora
Ewen Maddock Dam is stocked with bass, silver perch, golden perch and southern saratoga, while bony bream is also present naturally.[1] A permit is not required to fish in the lake. The lake is weedy and shallow, except in the northern parts close to the dam wall.[1] The weed species, Cabomba and Salvinia, have been the target of weed eradication programs by CalAqua.[6] The dam is a good place to see the large stork known as the jabiru. South-eastern banks of the lake are heavily forested and protected within the Beerwah State Forest.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Harrison, Rod; Ernie James, Chris Sully, Bill Classon, Joy Eckermann (2008). Queensland Dams. Bayswater, Victoria: Australian Fishing Network. pp. 100–101. ISBN 9781865131344.
- ^ "Water supply". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20080511184826/http://www.caloundra.qld.gov.au/website/calaqua/calaqua/water_supply.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Details still sought on water piping plan". ABC News online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-03-23. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200703/s1879872.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Project goes swimmingly at Ewen Maddock Dam". Media Release. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. 2008-12-16. http://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=council-news&id=5698. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Ewen Maddock Recreation Centre". http://www.outdoorsqueensland.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=197. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Caloundra City launches attack on water weeds". Press Release. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. 2003-10-09. http://www.caloundra.qld.gov.au/website/citynews/mediaReleases/pressRelease.asp?id=320. Retrieved 2008-04-30.[dead link]
