Borumba Dam


The Borumba Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located across the Yabba Creek in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for irrigation and potable water supply. The resultant impounded reservoir is called Lake Borumba.

Location and features

Constructed in 1964, Borumba Dam is one of Queensland's most established lakes. The dam wall is located about south west of Imbil.
The dam wall is high and long and holds back of water when at full capacity. The surface area of the reservoir is and the catchment area is. The uncontrolled un-gated spillway has a discharge capacity of. The dam is managed by Seqwater. The dam wall was raised by and completed in 1997. During 2008 and 2009 the dam wall was raised by another. The second upgrade was intended to allow better management of extreme rainfall events.
According to a local councillor the spillway developed a crack after an earthquake on 1 December 1991.

Recreation

A range of recreation activities are permitted at Borumba Dam including boating, canoeing and kayaking, water skiing and jet skiing, fishing, camping, and walking. Picnic and barbeque facilities are available.
Naturally occurring blue-green algae blooms sometimes mean Seqwater closes access to the dam's water for public safety purposes.