Perseverance Dam
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| Perseverance Creek Dam | |
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| Official name | Perseverance Dam |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Crows Nest, Toowoomba Region, Queensland |
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| Purpose | Potable water supply |
| Status | Operational |
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| Opening date | 1965 |
| OperatorTemplate:Pluralize from text | Toowoomba Regional Council |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Rock-fill dam |
| Impounds | Perseverance Creek |
| Height (foundation) | Template:Cvt |
| Length | Template:Cvt |
| Dam volume | Template:Cvt |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | Template:Cvt |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Perseverance |
| Total capacity | Template:Cvt |
| Catchment area | Template:Cvt |
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| Normal elevation | Template:Cvt Template:AHD |
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The Perseverance Creek Dam, also known as the Perseverance Dam, is a rock-fill embankment dam across Perseverance Creek, located in Crows Nest, in the Toowoomba Region of Queensland, Australia.[1] The dam is 53 metres (174 ft) high and 197 metres (646 ft) long.[2] The resultant 30,140-megalitre (24,430 acre⋅ft) reservoir, Lake Perseverance, is the second largest (in terms of storage capacity) and the second oldest reservoir of Toowoomba city's three water supply dams. The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Cooby Dam and Cressbrook Dam which is located downstream of Perseverance.
History
Construction of this dam commenced in 1962[3] and was completed in 1965. Perseverance Dam is located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Toowoomba on Perseverance Creek, a tributary of the Cressbrook Creek.
On 4 February 1985, a Royal Australian Air Force Chinook helicopter crashed into the dam after striking a power line. The helicopter's pilot was killed, and the other three crew members were injured.[4]
Amenities
The dam has a lookout with views across the lake, picnic and barbeque facilities, playground, toilets, and walking tracks. Pets are not allowed. Water skiing and canoeing are possible through the Lake Perseverance Centre's activities program.[5]
See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Perseverance Creek Dam – reservoir in the Toowoomba Region (entry 26486)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Register of Large Dams Australia-2015" (Excel. Requires download. Row 402). ANCOLD. January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Toowoomba's Dams - Perseverance Dam". Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Helicopter crashes into dam RAF man in hospital in serious condition". The Canberra Times. 5 February 1985. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Crows Nest - Lake Perseverance". Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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