Lake Clarendon Dam

{{Short description|Dam in Queensland, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}

{{Infobox dam

| name = Lake Clarendon Dam

| name_official =

| image =

| image_size = 250

| image_caption =

| image_alt =

| location_map = Queensland

| location_map_size =

| location_map_caption = Location of the Lake Clarendon Dam
in Queensland

| coordinates = {{coord|27|30|55|S|152|21|4|E|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}

| country = Australia

| location = South East Queensland

| purpose = Irrigation

| status = O

| construction_began =

| opening = {{start date|1992}}

| demolished =

| cost =

| operator = SEQ Water

| dam_type = E

| dam_height = {{convert|13.1|m|abbr=on}}

| dam_height_thalweg =

| dam_height_foundation =

| dam_length = {{convert|4200|m|abbr=on}}

| dam_width_crest =

| dam_width_base =

| dam_volume = {{convert|1400|e3m3|abbr=on}}

| dam_elevation_crest =

| dam_crosses = Off-stream

| spillway_count =

| spillway_type = Uncontrolled

| spillway_capacity = {{convert|62|m3/s|abbr=on}}

| res_name = Lake Clarendon

| res_capacity_total = {{convert|24276|ML|impgal USgal|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.seqwater.com.au/water-supply/dam-operations/lake-clarendon-dam|title=Lake Clarendon Dam|work=Water supply: Dams and weirs|publisher=Seqwater|date=2014|access-date=27 June 2014}}

| res_capacity_active =

| res_capacity_inactive =

| res_catchment = {{convert|3.4|km2|abbr=on}}

| res_surface = {{convert|339|ha|abbr=on}}

| res_elevation = {{convert|96|m|abbr=on}} {{AHD}}

| res_max_depth = {{convert|13|m|abbr=on}}

| res_max_length =

| res_max_width =

| website = {{URL|http://www.seqwater.com.au/water-supply/dam-operations/lake-clarendon-dam|www.seqwater.com.au}}

}}

The Lake Clarendon Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located off-stream in the locality of Lake Clarendon in the Lockyer Valley Region, South East Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Lockyer Valley.{{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=94 }}{{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-date=12 December 2013|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|url-status=dead}} The resultant impounded reservoir is called Lake Clarendon.