Hinze Dam
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox dam
| name = Hinze Dam
| name_official =
| image = Hinze Dam - Spillway Tower (December 2011).png
| image_size = 250
| image_caption = Spillway tower of Hinze Dam following Stage 3 upgrade, 2011
| image_alt =
| location_map = Queensland
| location_map_size =
| location_map_caption = Location of the Hinze Dam
in Queensland
| coordinates = {{coord|28|3|2|S|153|17|2|E|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
| country = Australia
| location = South East Queensland
| purpose = {{unbulleted list|Potable water supply|Flood mitigation}}
| status = O
| construction_began =
| opening = {{unbulleted list|{{start date|1976}} (Stage 1)|{{start date|1989}} (Stage 2)|{{start date|2011}} (Stage 3)}}
| demolished =
| cost =
| operator = SEQ Water
| dam_type = E
| dam_height = {{convert|108|m|abbr=on}}
| dam_height_thalweg =
| dam_height_foundation=
| dam_length = {{convert|1850|m|abbr=on}}
| dam_width_crest =
| dam_width_base =
| dam_volume = {{convert|4261|e3m3|abbr=on}}
| dam_elevation_crest =
| dam_crosses = Nerang River
| spillway_count =
| spillway_type = Uncontrolled
| spillway_capacity = {{convert|550|m3/s|abbr=on}}
| res_name = Advancetown Lake
| res_capacity_total = {{convert|310730|ML|impgal USgal|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.seqwater.com.au/water-supply/dam-operations/hinze-dam|title=Hinze Dam|work=Water supply: Dams and weirs|publisher=Seqwater|date=2014|access-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414024021/http://seqwater.com.au/water-supply/dam-operations/hinze-dam|archive-date=14 April 2014|url-status=dead}}
| res_capacity_active =
| res_capacity_inactive=
| res_catchment = {{convert|207|km2|abbr=on}}
| res_surface = {{convert|1500|ha|abbr=on}}
| res_elevation = {{convert|82|m}} {{AHD}}
| res_max_depth =
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| website = {{URL|http://www.seqwater.com.au/water-supply/dam-operations/hinze-dam|www.seqwater.com.au}}
}}
The Hinze Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Nerang River in the Gold Coast hinterland of South East, Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Gold Coast region.{{cite web|url=http://www.ancold.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dams-Australia-2010-v1-for-website.xls|format=Excel (requires download)|title=Register of Large Dams in Australia|publisher=Australian National Committee on Large Dams|year=2010|access-date=23 June 2014|work=Dams information|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212120804/http://www.ancold.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dams-Australia-2010-v1-for-website.xls|archive-date=12 December 2013|url-status=live}} The impounded reservoir is called Advancetown Lake.{{Cite QPN|139|Advancetown Lake|reservoir in the City of Gold Coast|access-date=11 September 2020}}{{Cite QSA Item|3411743|Queensland Place Names Act 1988 – Approval of Place Name. Mr W.H. Glasson|11 September 2020}} – includes a map
Hinze Dam was named in honour of local pioneers Carl and Johanna Hinze (grandparents of Queensland politician Russ Hinze) who lived in the valley that was flooded by the dam.{{cite AV media |date=5 June 2012 |title=What's in a Name: Hinze Dam |url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/06/whats-in-a-name-hinze-dam.html |access-date=2 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202739/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/06/whats-in-a-name-hinze-dam.html|archive-date=2014-07-14|format=streaming audio |location=Brisbane, Queensland |publisher=ABC Radio |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/hinze-dam-at-advancetown-reaches-middle-age/news-story/8a9ff053278890f092cca58023db1bd6|title=Hinze dam at Advancetown reaches middle age|last=Thomson|first=Alister|date=25 July 2016|work=Gold Coast Bulletin|access-date=1 June 2019}} The dam is almost always full, reaching 96% of capacity even during dry spells.{{cite journal |last1=Tehrani |first1=Mahsa Jahandideh |last2=Helfer |first2=Fernanda |last3=Jenkins |first3=Graham |date=10 July 2021 |title=Impacts of climate change and sea level rise on catchment management: A multi-model ensemble analysis of the Nerang River catchment, Australia |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969721012912 |journal=Science of the Total Environment |volume=777 |page=146223 |doi=10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146223 |bibcode=2021ScTEn.777n6223J |s2cid=233795843 |access-date=19 November 2022|hdl=10072/403479 |hdl-access=free }}
Location and features
File:Hinze Dam wall and park in Advancetown, Queensland.jpg
The dam is located in Advancetown, {{convert|15|km|mi}} south-west of Nerang immediately downstream of the confluence of the Nerang River and Little Nerang Creek.
File:Hinze Dam - Open Space (December 2011).png
The earthfill dam structure is {{convert|108|m}} high and {{convert|1850|m}} long. The {{convert|4261|e3m3|adj=on}} dam wall holds back the {{convert|310730|ML|impgal USgal|adj=on}} reservoir when at full capacity. From a catchment area of {{convert|207|km2}} that includes the Numinbah Valley and Springbrook Plateau, with most being contained within state forests and national parks, the dam creates Advancetown Lake, with a surface area of {{convert|1500|ha}}. The uncontrolled un-gated spillway, located at {{convert|82|m}} above sea level, has a discharge capacity of {{convert|550|m3/s}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.hinzedamstage3.com/PDF/factSheets/HDS3-General_Fact_sheet_Feb2011.pdf|type=PDF|title=Hinze Dam Stage 3 Information|date=2011|work=Fact sheet|publisher=SEQ Water|access-date=3 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133221/http://www.hinzedamstage3.com/PDF/factSheets/HDS3-General_Fact_sheet_Feb2011.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}} Initially managed by the Gold Coast City Council up until 2008, the dam is now managed by Seqwater.
The dam also provides the benefit of flood mitigation to populated areas along the Nerang River downstream of the dam.
=Construction=
File:Hinze Dam (Queensland) - Spillway.png
The Southport Town Council planned the dam in 1947.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49340244 |title=SOUTHPORT'S BIG WATER SCHEME. |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |location=Brisbane |date=28 January 1947 |access-date=19 April 2014 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} It was completed in 1976 and expanded in 1989 and 2011.
Stage One was completed in 1976, and provided {{convert|42400|ML|impgal USgal}} of potable water storage and supply.
Stage Two was completed in 1989, when storage of potable water was increased to {{convert|161070|ML|impgal USgal}}. This stage was completed at a cost of A$42 million and involved raising the main embankment, spillway and intake towers by approximately {{convert|18|metres}} to create a surface area of {{convert|9.72|km2}}.
In 2004 the Gold Coast City Council resolved to construct Stage 3 of the dam. When the dam reached full capacity, on 7 January 2008 work began on Stage 3{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/07/2132739.htm |title=Heavy Gold Coast rains fill Hinze Dam |access-date=11 July 2011 |date=7 January 2008 |publisher=ABC News |location=Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209034619/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/07/2132739.htm |archive-date=9 February 2008 |url-status=dead }} and was completed on 19 December 2011. After nearly four years of construction the construction cost was A$395 million.{{Cite news |url=http://www.seqwater.com.au/public/source-store-treat-supply/dams/hinze-dam |title=Hinze Dam reopens to the public |access-date=25 December 2011 |date=19 December 2011 |work=Hinze Dam / Advancetown Lake |publisher=SEQ Water |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107020117/http://seqwater.com.au/public/source-store-treat-supply/dams/hinze-dam |archive-date=7 January 2012 }} The Stage 3 works increased the height of the dam wall from {{convert|93.5|m}} to {{convert|108|m}}, and increased the reservoir capacity from {{convert|161070|ML|impgal USgal}} to {{convert|310730|ML|impgal USgal}}, with the added purpose of flood mitigation, beyond water supply.{{Cite news |url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/03/11/298455_gold-coast-news.html |title=Upgrade of Hinze Dam wall finished |author=Lappeman, Suzanne |access-date=11 July 2011 |date=11 March 2011 |work=Gold Coast Bulletin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416053335/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/03/11/298455_gold-coast-news.html |archive-date=16 April 2011 |url-status=live }} Stage 3 construction was completed by the Hinze Dam Alliance, a joint venture between Seqwater, with private sector partners URS Corporation, Sinclair Knight Merz and Thiess. The additional works with a higher dam wall provided {{formatnum:4500}} homes below the dam wall with flood protection from a 1974 Brisbane{{endash}}style flood event.
The eastern boat ramp is located in Mudgeeraba and features a craft and paddle launching platform as well as toilets and bin facilities. The western boat ramp, located in Springbrook, contains the same amenities with a smaller car park. In 2012 a body was discovered by fishermen.{{Cite web |url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/body-of-man-found-at-hinze-dam-believed-to-be-58-year-old-man-missing-for-a-week/news-story/a56c0f722356ef71adee64fc9ebbb8e8?sv=85edd94630942b4422ab5463adc3f251 |title=Body of man found at Hinze Dam believed to be 58-year-old man missing for a week | Perth Now |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=26 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080120/http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/body-of-man-found-at-hinze-dam-believed-to-be-58-year-old-man-missing-for-a-week/news-story/a56c0f722356ef71adee64fc9ebbb8e8?sv=85edd94630942b4422ab5463adc3f251 |archive-date=27 March 2017 |url-status=live }}
Recreation
Advancetown Lake is a popular recreational facility for Gold Coast residents. Since the Stage 3 upgrade, recreational activities allowed include walking, electric or manual-powered boating, fishing, biking and horse riding. The facilities are open from 6 am to 6 pm daily. No camping is permitted around the lake. Dogs are also not permitted, while swimming has been strongly discouraged.{{Cite news |url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/12/19/375205_gold-coast-news.html |title=Hinze Dam re-opens after $395m facelift |author=Tuttiett, Henry |access-date=25 December 2011 |date=19 December 2011 |work=Gold Coast Bulletin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110111126/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/12/19/375205_gold-coast-news.html |archive-date=10 January 2012 |url-status=live }} An interpretive centre was opened on 19 December 2011, along with new parking, walking trails, toilet facilities and barbecue areas.
File:Hinze Dam Spillway overflows.jpg in January 2013]]
The final design of the dam was criticised in the media and by residents and politicians, some describing it as a "concrete bunker". The criticism arose because of a reduction in playground, boating and barbecue facilities; the banning of dogs; the extensive use of concrete; and because many of the facilities are either far from the water's edge or below the dam wall with no water views.
Advancetown Lake has two boat ramps, one on the western and another on the eastern side.
=Fishing=
The dam is stocked with Mary River cod, silver perch, golden perch, southern saratoga and bass, while spangled perch are also present naturally.{{cite book|title=Queensland Dams|last=Harrison|first=Rod |author2=James, Ernie|author3=Sully, Chris|author4=Classon, Bill|author5=Eckermann, Joy|year=2008 |publisher=Australian Fishing Network|location={{VICcity|Bayswater}}, Victoria|isbn=978-1-86513-134-4|pages=58–59 }} Banded grunter have been found in the lake and being illegally introduced, it is recommended that, if caught, they should be destroyed. A Gold Coast City Council permit is required to fish in the dam.{{Cite web |url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_standard.aspx?pid=1974 |title=Gold Coast City Council – Fishing |access-date=12 August 2011 |date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807033205/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_standard.aspx?pid=1974 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} A Queensland State Government Stocked Impoundment Permit is not required.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_13268.htm |title=Queensland Government Primary Industries and Fisheries – Do I need a permit to go fishing in a dam? |access-date=12 August 2011 |date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912231103/http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_13268.htm |archive-date=12 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}
From December 2018, Queensland Health advise not to consume fish from Hinze Dam due to elevated levels of mercury in recent fish samples.{{cite web|url=https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/rsa/sips-dams-and-weirs/profile?dam=hinze-dam|title=Hinze Dam|date=11 December 2018|website=Fish Stocked Dams and Weirs|publisher=Queensland Government|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019033004/https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/rsa/sips-dams-and-weirs/profile?dam=hinze-dam|archive-date=19 October 2019|access-date=18 October 2019}}
=2018 Commonwealth Games=
The Gold Coast hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The area surrounding the Hinze Dam was originally proposed as the location for the mountain bike competition. A new course was constructed to meet international competition requirements. Some government representatives as well as some mountain bikers have sought to have the competition moved away to the unsecured trails at Nerang State Forest.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} The Gold Coast Mountain Bike Club maintain the course and sometimes host a race on the circuit the first Sunday of each month.{{cite web |url=http://www.gcmtb.com.au/TrailInfoHinzeDam.asp |title=Hinze Dam |publisher=Gold Coast Mountain Bike Inc. |date=2013 |access-date=2 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705141916/http://www.gcmtb.com.au/TrailInfoHinzeDam.asp |archive-date=5 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}
See also
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References
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External links
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.hinzedamstage3.com|title=Hinze Dam Stage 3|publisher=SEQ Water|date=November 2011 }}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/hinzedam.htm|title=Lake Advancetown ( Hinze Dam ) Gold Coast. Qld|work=Fishing Information & Map|publisher=Sweetwater Fishing|date=2000 }}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?action=PASearch&mode=subject&complete1=true&attribute1=subject&term1=Hinze+Dam|title=Hinze Dam pictures|work=Picture Australia|publisher=National Library of Australia }}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- {{cite press release|url=http://www.seqwater.com.au/public/clay-core-cracked-as-hinze-dam-upgrade-reaches-major-milestone|title=Clay Core cracked as Hinze Dam upgrade reaches major milestone|publisher=SEQ Water |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320232910/http://seqwater.com.au/public/clay-core-cracked-as-hinze-dam-upgrade-reaches-major-milestone |archive-date=2012-03-20}}
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