Mount Crosby Weir
| Mount Crosby Weir | |
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 View from the southern side of the weir, looking upstream, towards the reservoir. | |
  Location of the Mount Crosby Weir in Queensland | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | South East Queensland |
| Coordinates | 27°32′14″S 152°47′52″E / 27.53722°S 152.79778°E |
| Purpose | Potable water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1892 |
| Operator(s) | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Weir |
| Impounds | Brisbane River |
| Height | 4.57 m (15.0 ft) |
| Length | 81.4 m (267 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 3,430 ML (750×106 imp gal; 910×106 US gal)[1] |
| Maximum width | 30.5 m (100 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 141.34 m (463.7 ft) AHD |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
The Mount Crosby Weir is a weir on the Brisbane River at Mount Crosby in South East Queensland, Australia. The project was instigated by John Petrie at the end of the 19th century. The town of Brisbane was expanding and seeking more reliable sources of drinking water than Enoggera Dam and Gold Creek Dam could provide.
Location and features
The location was selected because it was just above the upstream tidal flow of seawater at Colleges Crossing. The concrete structure was completed in April 1892.[2] The dam wall rises 4.57 metres (15.0 ft) and is 81.4 metres (267 ft) in length.[2] The weir has a capacity of 3,430 megalitres (750×106 imp gal; 910×106 US gal), making it one of the largest weirs in the region.[1] Above the weir is a one-lane road which is open to the public.
The nearby Mount Crosby Pumping Station is used to transport drinking water that is sourced from the weir as well as Lake Manchester Dam built shortly after the Mount Crosby Weir.
Without an ongoing eradication program water hyacinth weed can choke the waters behind the weir, all the way upstream to Fernvale. In 2009 the weir was flushed to remove algai and organic matter that had built up.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Weirs". Water supply: Dams and weirs. Seqwater. 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ a b Horton, Helen (1988). Brisbane's Back Door: The story of the D'Aguilar Range. Bowen Hills, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. p. 79. ISBN 0-86439-036-X.
- ^ Chung, Francis (15 January 2009). "Tests show Mount Crosby Treatment Plant water improving". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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