Enoggera Dam

Enoggera Dam
Enoggera Dam, at the Brisbane Forest Park, in 2007
Location of Enoggera Dam in Queensland
CountryAustralia
LocationSouth East Queensland
Coordinates27°26′50″S 152°55′37″E / 27.4473°S 152.927°E / -27.4473; 152.927
StatusOperational
Construction began1864
Opening date1866
Construction cost£71,000
Dam and spillways
Type of damClay cored earthfill dam
ImpoundsEnoggera Creek
Height23.5 m (77 ft)
Length475 m (1,558 ft)
Dam volume360×10^3 m3 (13×10^6 cu ft)
Spillway typeUncontrolled
Spillway capacity450 m3/s (16,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesEnoggera Reservoir
Total capacity4,567 ML (1,005×10^6 imp gal; 1,206×10^6 US gal)
Catchment area33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Surface area75 ha (0.75 km2)
Maximum length2,376 m (7,795 ft)
Maximum width640 m (2,100 ft)

The Enoggera Dam is a heritage-listed dam, which is located within the outer, western suburb of Enoggera Reservoir, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.