Sideling Creek Dam
| Sideling Creek Dam | |
|---|---|
Location of the Sideling Creek Dam in Queensland | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | South East Queensland |
| Coordinates | 27°15′28″S 152°57′7″E / 27.25778°S 152.95194°E |
| Purpose | |
| Status | Operational |
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| Operator(s) | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Sideling Creek |
| Height | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Length | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Dam volume | 280×103 m3 (9.9×106 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 710 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Kurwongbah |
| Total capacity | 14,500 ML (3.2×109 imp gal; 3.8×109 US gal) |
| Catchment area | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 320 ha (790 acres) |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
The Sideling Creek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Sideling Creek in Kurwongbah, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for potable water supply of the City of Moreton Bay and for recreation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Kurwongbah.