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Reservoir in km West of Blackbutt, Queensland
Boobir Dam
Boobir Dam is located in QueenslandBoobir DamBoobir Dam
Location1 km West of Blackbutt, Queensland
Coordinates26°53′11″S 152°05′28″E / 26.8864°S 152.091°E / -26.8864; 152.091
Typereservoir
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length400 m (1,300 ft)
Max. width125 m (410 ft)
Surface area0.05 ha (0.12 acres)
Water volume179 ML (6.3×10^ cu ft)
SettlementsBlackbutt

Boobir Creek Dam is a relatively small dam that supplies the town water supply for Blackbutt, Queensland.

Management

The dam is owned and managed by the South Burnett Regional Council (until 2008, by Nanango Shire Council) to provide a safe, reliable water supply for Blackbutt. At present, tourist facilities are not provided and the road into the dam is locked.

Drought

During the early 2000s drought, Boobir Creek Dam ran nearly dry, and Nanango Shire Council called for urgent tenders to complete a pipeline from Wivenhoe Dam. The project was altered after years of good, flooding rain in 2008, 2010/11 and 2013.

References

  1. Jin, Jim (24 October 2022). "Why water is discoloured in Blackbutt". Burnett Today. Retrieved 23 February 2023.


See also

Water supply in Queensland, Australia
Dams and reservoirs by region
South East Queensland
Darling Downs
South West Queensland
Wide Bay–Burnett
Central Queensland
North Queensland
Far North Queensland
North West Queensland
Historical
Water resource management by function
Companies and government agencies
Other sources / facilities
Regulators
Historical


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