Moogerah Dam, the Glossary
The Moogerah Dam is a mass concrete double curvature arch dam with an un-gated spillway across Reynolds Creek in South East Queensland, Australia, now within the locality of Moogerah in the Scenic Rim Region.[1]
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36 relations: Aratula, Arch dam, Australian Aboriginal languages, Australian National Committee on Large Dams, Bremer River (Queensland), Brisbane Grammar School, Concrete, Dam, Drainage basin, Drinking water, Fassifern Valley, Fishing, Ipswich, Queensland, Irrigation, Main Range National Park, Microsoft Excel, Moogerah Peaks National Park, Moogerah, Queensland, Mount Edwards (Queensland), Queensland, Queensland Government, Reservoir, Scenic Rim Region, SEQ Water Grid, Seqwater, South East Queensland, Spillway, Suburbs and localities (Australia), SunWater, Swanbank Power Station, The Courier-Mail, Thunder, Victoria (state), Water security, Water supply, 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
- Buildings and structures in South East Queensland
Aratula
Aratula is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. Moogerah Dam and Aratula are Scenic Rim Region.
Arch dam
An arch dam is a concrete dam that is curved upstream in plan. Moogerah Dam and arch dam are arch dams.
Australian Aboriginal languages
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intelligible varieties) up to possibly 363.
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Australian National Committee on Large Dams
The Australian National Committee on Large Dams (abbreviated as ANCOLD) is an Australian-based non-government, non-profit and voluntary association of organisations and individual professionals with a common technical interest in large dams and their environs.
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Bremer River (Queensland)
The Bremer River is a river that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in the Scenic Rim and Brisbane regions of South East Queensland, Australia. Moogerah Dam and Bremer River (Queensland) are Scenic Rim Region.
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Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) is an independent, fee charging, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.
Dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams.
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean.
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Drinking water
Drinking water or potable water is water that is safe for ingestion, either when drunk directly in liquid form or consumed indirectly through food preparation.
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Fassifern Valley
Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Moogerah Dam and Fassifern Valley are Scenic Rim Region.
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Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a regional city in South East Queensland, Australia.
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Irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns.
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Main Range National Park
The Main Range is a mountain range and national park in Queensland, Australia, located predominantly in Tregony, Southern Downs Region, southwest of Brisbane. Moogerah Dam and Main Range National Park are Scenic Rim Region.
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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and iPadOS.
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Moogerah Peaks National Park
Moogerah Peaks is a National Park in the Fassifern Valley of South East Queensland, Australia, located approximately 70 km south west of the state capital Brisbane.
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Moogerah, Queensland
Moogerah is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. Moogerah Dam and Moogerah, Queensland are Scenic Rim Region.
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Mount Edwards (Queensland)
Mount Edwards is a mountain in South East Queensland, Australia. Moogerah Dam and mount Edwards (Queensland) are Scenic Rim Region.
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Queensland
Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.
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Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
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Reservoir
A reservoir is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
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Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia.
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SEQ Water Grid
The SEQ Water Grid is a region-wide, long term, water supply scheme that provides a sustainable water infrastructure network for the South East region of Queensland, Australia.
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Seqwater
Seqwater is a statutory authority of the Government of Queensland that provides bulk water storage, transport and treatment, water grid management and planning, catchment management and flood mitigation services to the South East Queensland region of Australia.
South East Queensland
South East Queensland (SEQ) is a bio-geographical, metropolitan, political and administrative region of the state of Queensland in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million people out of the state's population of 5.1 million.
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Spillway
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river itself.
Suburbs and localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes.
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SunWater
Sunwater, the trading name of Sunwater Limited, is a statutory Queensland Government-owned corporation that supplies bulk water to over customers and water consultancy services to a range of institutional clients in the Wide Bay–Burnett and North West regions of Queensland, Australia.
Swanbank Power Station
The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia.
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The Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane.
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Thunder
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning.
Victoria (state)
Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.
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Water security
The aim of water security is to make the most of water's benefits for humans and ecosystems.
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Water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.
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2010–2011 Queensland floods
A series of floods hit Queensland, Australia, beginning in December 2010.
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See also
Buildings and structures in South East Queensland
- Das Neumann Haus Museum (Laidley, Queensland)
- Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum
- Moogerah Dam
- Moreton Island lighthouses
- Nindooinbah Dam
- Somerset Dam Power Station
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moogerah_Dam
Also known as Lake Moogerah, Moogerah Lake.