Perseverance Dam
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| location = 35 km Northeast of Toowoomba, Queensland
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| inflow = Perseverance Creek
| outflow = Perseverance Creek
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| date-built = {{Start date|1962}}
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Perseverance Creek Dam (also known as Perseverance Dam) is a reservoir in Crows Nest, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{Cite QPN|26486|Perseverance Creek Dam|reservoir in the Toowoomba Region|access-date=29 July 2022}} It creates Lake Perseverance which is the second largest (in terms of storage capacity) and the second oldest reservoir of Toowoomba city's three water supply dams. The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Cooby Dam and Cressbrook Dam which is located downstream of Perseverance.
History
Construction of this dam commenced in 1962
{{cite web |url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=788%3Atoowoombas-dams&catid=186%3Awater-supply&Itemid=167&limitstart=2|title=Toowoomba's Dams - Perseverance Dam|publisher=Toowoomba Regional Council |access-date=November 2, 2009 }}
and was completed in 1965. Perseverance dam is located approximately 35 km Northeast of Toowoomba on Perseverance Creek, which is a tributary of Cressbrook Creek.
On 4 February 1985, a Royal Australian Air Force Chinook helicopter crashed into the dam after striking a power line. The helicopter's pilot was killed, and the other three crew members were injured.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122482045 |title=Helicopter crashes into dam RAF man in hospital in serious condition |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=5 February 1985 |access-date=8 October 2017 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713061334/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122482045 |url-status=live }}
Amenities
The dam has a lookout with views across the lake, picnic and barbeque facilities, playground, toilets, and walking tracks. Pets are not allowed. Water skiing and canoeing are possible through the Lake Perseverance Centre's activities program.{{Cite web |title=Crows Nest - Lake Perseverance |url=https://tr.qld.gov.au/component/bcd/crows-nest-perserverance-dam |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Toowoomba Regional Council}}
See also
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References
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Category:Reservoirs in Queensland
Category:Dams completed in 1965
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