| Cedar Pocket Dam | |
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 Cedar Pocket Dam wall and spillway | |
  Location of the Cedar Pocket Dam inQueensland | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Wide Bay–Burnett, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26°12′48″S152°47′31″E / 26.21333°S 152.79194°E /-26.21333; 152.79194 |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1987 (1987) |
| Operator(s) | SEQ Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Deep Creek |
| Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Length | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Dam volume | 8×10 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 1,100 m3/s (39,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 735 ML (26.0×10 |
| Catchment area | 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 22 ha (54 acres) |
| Maximum water depth | 12.3 m (40 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 101.07 m (331.6 ft)AHD |
| Website www.seqwater.com.au | |
TheCedar Pocket Dam is a partiallyconcretegravity androck andearth-fillembankmentdam with anun-gated spillway located across the Deep Creek in theWide Bay–Burnett region ofQueensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is forirrigation,[2][3] where the dam provides regulated water supplies along Deep Creek, a tributary of theMary River.
The Cedar Pocket Dam is located about 12 km (7.5 mi) east ofGympie.
The dam wall is 20 metres (66 ft) high and 117 metres (384 ft) long and holds back 735 megalitres (26.0×10^6 cu ft) of water when at full capacity. The surface area of the reservoir is 22 hectares (54 acres) and the catchment area is 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi). The uncontrolled un-gated spillway has a discharge capacity of 1,110 cubic metres per second (39,000 cu ft/s).[1][3] The dam is managed bySeqwater.[4]
There is a scenic lookout at Cedar Pocket Dam, however, picnic facilities and public toilets are unavailable.
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