Leslie Harrison Dam

The Leslie Harrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam across the Tingalpa Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Redland City in Brisbane. The impounded reservoir is called Tingalpa Reservoir. The dam was named after Robert Leslie Harrison, a Quee…
The Leslie Harrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam across the Tingalpa Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Redland City in Brisbane. The impounded reservoir is called Tingalpa Reservoir. The dam was named after Robert Leslie Harrison, a Queensland parliamentarian who died in April 1966.
  • Type of dam: Embankment dam
  • Impounds: Tingalpa Creek
  • Height: 25 m (82 ft)
  • Length: 525 m (1,722 ft)
  • Dam volume: 315×10³ m³ (11.1×10⁶ cu ft)
  • Spillway type: Vertical lift gates
  • Spillway capacity: 1,450 m³/s (51,000 cu ft/s)
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