Location
Fassifern Valley, Queensland
Coordinates 28.0301° S 152.549°
E
Lake type reservoir
Primary sources Reynold's Creek
Primary outflows Reynold's Creek
Catchment area 227 km²[1]
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 827 ha
Water volume 83 700 ML[2]
Surface elevation 154.91 m AHD
Lake
Moogerah, formed by Moogerah Dam,
is a water supply and irrigation
dam on Reynold's Creek, a tributary
of the Bremer River in Southeast
Queensland's Fassifern Valley.
The lake is used for recreation,
fishing and camping. Water Skiing
has not been suspended due to
extremely good water levels.
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The
lake is located around 60 km southwest
of Ipswich, and about 90 minutes
drive from Brisbane. Boonah is
the nearest town, about 15km from
the lake.
Construction
on the dam began in 1959, although
land for the project was resumed
as early as 1916.
Moogerah
Dam was completed in 1961 as the
central catchment of the Warrill
Valley Water Supply Scheme. The
dam wall at Lake Moogerah allows
access to Mt Edwards in Moogerah
Peaks National Park