Joe Sippel Weir

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Location of joe Sippel Weir in Australia
Country Australia
Location Murgon, Queensland
Coordinates 26°15′53.76″S151°54′56.25″E / 26.2649333°S 151.9156250°E / -26.2649333; 151.9156250 Coordinates: 26°15′53.76″S151°54′56.25″E / 26.2649333°S 151.9156250°E / -26.2649333; 151.9156250
Purpose Irrigation, recreation
Status Operational
Opening date 1984;34 years ago (1984)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete weir
Impounds Barambah Creek
Height 6.5 m (21 ft)

Joe Sippel Weir is a weir located on Barambah Creek, west of Murgon, Queensland, Australia. It was constructed downstream of Bjelke-Petersen Dam to help provide water for the surrounding farms. [1] Construction on the stepped weir was completed in 1984. [2]

Weir barrier across a river designed to alter its flow characteristics

A weir or low head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. There are many designs of weir, but commonly water flows freely over the top of the weir crest before cascading down to a lower level.

Construction of Bjelke-Petersen Dam near Cherbourg in Queensland, commenced in 1984 and finished in 1988. It created the lake that was named Lake Barambah after the original property in the region. The dam supplies water to the South Burnett region, mostly for irrigation purposes.

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References

  1. "Barker Barambah". Sun Water. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. "Joe Sippel Weir, Australia". IAHR Media. Retrieved 18 November 2014.