2,289,129 ML (5.03538×1011 imp gal; 6.04724×1011 US gal)
Active capacity
1,301,000 ML (2.86×1011 imp gal; 3.44×1011 US gal)
Catchment area
16,320 km2 (6,300 sq mi)
Surface area
15,000 ha (37,000 acres)
Maximum water depth
31.7 m (104 ft)
Normal elevation
204 m (669 ft) AHD
The Fairbairn Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam across the Nogoa River, located southwest of Emerald in Central Queensland, Australia. Constructed in 1972 for the primary purpose of irrigation, the impoundment created by the dam serves as one of the major potable water supplies for the region and assists with some flood mitigation.[1]
Lake Maraboon with an active capacity of 1,301,000 ML (2.86×1011 imp gal; 3.44×1011 US gal) was formed by damming of the Nogoa River, and, in 2008, was Queensland's second largest dam.[1] Its capacity is approximately three times larger than Sydney Harbour. Maraboon is the Aboriginal for "where the black ducks fly".[2]
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^"Fairbairn Dam visitor info" (PDF). SunWater. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
The FairbairnDam is an earth-filled embankment dam across the Nogoa River, located southwest of Emerald in Central Queensland, Australia. Constructed...
Queensland's second largest dam, Lake Maraboon was formed when the FairbairnDam was built on the river in 1972. The dam and a network of channels along...
present Lake Maraboon was created in 1968 by the construction of the FairbairnDam. April 1867. The Leap Massacre at Mt Mandarana, near Mackay. The massacre...
drives from Warwick". Queensland.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020. "Paradise Dam Tourist Drive (Good Night Scrub National Park)". brownsigns.net.au. 8 January...
system in Australia and commands significant water resources such as FairbairnDam. Gladstone has a significant aluminium smelter. Rockhampton is claimed...
(primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Dams and reservoirs in Australia is a link page for any dam or reservoir in Australia. There are three key...
Commission) for 18 years. He began his career as a construction engineer on FairbairnDam in Central Queensland, returning to the Brisbane Office of the QWRC...
full-time equivalent). Camp Fairbairn Outdoor Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at FairbairnDam (23°39′52″S 148°05′31″E...
Road 4403 D Yes Selma Road 4405 D Yes Emerald - FairbairnDam Cullin - La Ringo Road 4406 D Yes Wuruma Dam Road 4511 D Yes Orion Ten Chain Road 4603 D Yes...
(48). London: Royal Air Force Historical Society: 41. ISSN 1361-4231. Fairbairn, Tony (1991). Action stations overseas. Sparkford: P. Stephens. p. 82...
Ohrigstad. Old Mutual is founded as a mutual insurance company by John Fairbairn, together with others including Saul Solomon. The Arderne Gardens is established...
fact a dam created in 1802 by James Finlay for his Catrine cotton works. Much of the dam banks was created by French prisoners of war. The dam was situated...
to have taken place before the property was bought by George Fairbairn in 1882. Fairbairn built one of the greatest pastoral empires in Australia, his...
attacked a British convoy of 6 British men (Faull, Cass, Dickensen, Pascoe, Fairbairn and Stoddart) who had left Mazoe mine driving a donkey cart towards Salisbury...
Fairbairn was also the teacher of Lt. Colonel Robert T. Frederick, the designer of Army Special Unit knife V-42 stiletto which was based on Fairbairn–Sykes...
demands of these different stages could result in libidinal energy becoming 'dammed up' or fixated in these stages, producing certain pathological character...
Accommodation & Food (6.39%) and Construction (5.80%). The former RAAF Fairbairn, adjacent to the Canberra Airport was sold to the operators of the airport...
as there are no units permanently based there. Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Canberra RAAF Base Glenbrook, Glenbrook (near Sydney) Defence Establishment...
pioneer and inventor, best known for his "Oruktor Amphibolos" William Fairbairn (1789–1874) – steam power pioneer, developer of early high-pressure boiler...
waterfall - Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird". independent.ie. Retrieved 6 July 2022. Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019...
Course, all participants receive a sky blue beret, light blue lanyard, and Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife. However, achieving operational status requires completing...
from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2012. Garry Fairbairn (February 2, 1977). "Arctic gas pipeline wins approval from U.S. judge"...
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