| Wivenhoe Hill Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Fig Tree Road, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
  Wivenhoe Hill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°21′55″S152°34′04″E / 27.3652°S 152.5677°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.54/km2 (1.40/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4311 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Wivenhoe Hill is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Hill had a population of 9 people. [1]
The locality is beside Lake Wivenhoe, the impoundment created by the Wivenhoe Dam over the Brisbane River. As the name suggests, the locality is hilly with three named peaks: Wivenhoe Hill 188 metres (617 ft), Pine Hill 216 metres (709 ft) and Wash Pool Knoll 84 metres (276 ft). [3] For comparison the shoreline of the lake is 60 to 70 metres (200 to 230 ft) above sea level depending on water levels in the dam. Although the locality is very close to the lake, the shoreline of the lake and the lake itself are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe. [3]
The Brisbane Valley Highway passes from the very south-east of the locality to the south-west (Coominya). There are only a few roads in the locality; Logan Inlet Road provides access down to the lake shores for camping and recreational use. [3]
The principal land use in the locality is cattle grazing. [3]
The locality takes its name from the hill ( 27°22′27″S152°34′41″E / 27.3742°S 152.5780556°E ) which in turn was named after a pastoral station operated by Edmund Blucher Uhr circa 1844, [4] which in turn was named after Wivenhoe, a village in Essex, England. [5] The hill is also called Bigges Hill after pastoralist and politician Francis Edward Bigge who operated the Mount Brisbane pastoral run in the district. [5]
The Wivenhoe pastoral station was historically beside the Brisbane River, but after the construction of Wivenhoe Dam across the river (opened 1984), the locality is now adjacent to Lake Wivenhoe. [3]
The Logan Inlet day-use area offers swimming, boating, fishing and picnic facilities. There are two campsites: Captain Logan camp ground and Lumley Hill camp ground. [6]
There are no school in Wivenhoe Hill. There are primary schools in neighbouring Coominya and Patrick Estate. The nearest secondary school is in Lowood 19 kilometres (12 mi) away. [3]
The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It links the Warrego Highway near Ipswich and the D'Aguilar Highway about 4 km (2 mi) north of Harlin. Its direction follows the approximate course of the Brisbane River. It is part of State Route A17, which is duplexed with the D'Aguilar Highway to Nanango and then becomes the Burnett Highway. State Route 85 is duplexed with the Brisbane Valley Highway from Esk to the D'Aguilar Highway.
Lake Wivenhoe is the name both an artificial lake formed by the Wivenhoe Dam and the locality which contains it in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Lake Wivenhoe had a population of three people.
The Somerset Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway across the Stanley River in Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Somerset Dam in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland. The main purpose of the dam is the supply of potable water for the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Logan City regions. Additionally, the dam provides for flood mitigation, recreation and for the generation of hydroelectricity. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Somerset.
The Wivenhoe Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with a concrete spillway across the Brisbane River in South East Queensland, Australia. The dam takes it names from the local Wivenhoe Pocket rural community. The dam wall is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) by road from the centre of Brisbane. The primary purpose of the dam is the supply of potable water for the Brisbane and Ipswich regions. The dam also provides for flood mitigation control, hydroelectricity, and recreation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Wivenhoe and the dam, the lake and a narrow strip of surrounding land forms a locality also called Lake Wivenhoe.
Coominya is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland, Australia. The town is located 83 kilometres (52 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane and approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Wivenhoe Dam. In the 2016 census, Coominya had a population of 1,200 people.
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Bellevue Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead currently located in Coominya, Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1872 to c. 1910. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wivenhoe Pocket had a population of 440 people.
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