Lenthalls Dam

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Lake Lenthall
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Lake Lenthall
Location29km North West of Maryborough, Queensland
Coordinates 25°24′08″S152°31′52″E / 25.4022°S 152.531°E / -25.4022; 152.531 Coordinates: 25°24′08″S152°31′52″E / 25.4022°S 152.531°E / -25.4022; 152.531
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Burrum River
Primary outflows Burrum River
Catchment area 518 km2 (200 sq mi)
Basin  countriesAustralia
Max. length9 km (5.6 mi)
Surface area766 ha (1,890 acres)
Average depth4 to 5 m (13 to 16 ft)
Max. depth11 m (36 ft)
Water volume28,400 ML (23,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length183 km (52 mi)
SettlementsHervey Bay, Howard, Torbanlea, Maryborough, Aldershot, Childers
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Lenthall is a lake created by the Lenthalls Dam in Duckinwilla, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was named after the pioneering family in the district. [1] [2] It was constructed in 1984 on the head waters of the Burrum River and raised by 2 metres in 2007. As a result of a 518 square kilometre catchment it takes a short time in moderate rain events to fill Lake Lenthall to 100% capacity. [3]

Contents

The lake has a relatively small surface area of 766 ha, an average depth of 4 to 5 m. Its main purpose is for town water supply for Hervey Bay and surrounding townships within the Fraser Coast Regional Council area.

Fish stock

It is stocked with Australian native fish such as barramundi, bass, golden perch and silver perch under the Queensland Governments stocked impoundment permit scheme. Other aquatic species which inhabit the lake include spangled grunter, saratoga, Krefft's turtle, Flinders Ranges mogurnda, rainbow fish, fire tail gudgeon, long finned eel and many more. The lake is home to a myriad of reptiles, insects, bird life and mammals. A significant population of black-breasted buttonquails reside within the dry vine rain forests found on the ridges overlooking Lake Lenthall.

Angling

A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish in the dam. [4]

See also

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References

  1. Sweetwater Fishing Australia
  2. "Lake Lenthall (entry 39027)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. "Lenthalls Dam Emergency Action Plan" (PDF).
  4. Fishing in Queensland dams? You may need a permit. Archived 2007-08-29 at the Wayback Machine