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Splityard Creek Dam - QLD

Turbulence surviving tortoise

Inlet/outlet structure

Rip rap on upstream face of dam at right

Lake,River,Creek

Position

DEG: -27.36673825 152.64298519

DMS: 27º 22' 0.25" S 152º 38' 34.76" E

UTM: 56 J 6972894mN 464694mE

Altitude: 183.74m

Place Type

Geography - Lake,River,Creek

Location

39.44kms West of Brisbane
733.08kms North of Sydney

Address & Contact

Split Yard Creek QLD 4306

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

Impounds the upper reservoir for Wivenhoe Power Station. Water flows downhill into the turbines during peak times of electricity use and is stored in Wivenhoe Res. During low use times the same water is pumped back into Splityard Ck Res using excess windpower.

PlaceID	71692

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Amberley at 17/05:30am EST

Distance from Splityard Creek Dam 29.98km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
19.8°C	20.3°C	82%	16.6°C	1021.1hPa	0.0mm	S	9km/hr 5knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Amberley Amo

Distance from Splityard Creek Dam 29.98km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.1	30.4	29.3	27.2	24.0	21.6	21.2	22.7	25.5	27.7	29.5	30.8
Mean Min. °C	19.6	19.5	17.7	14.0	10.0	7.0	5.3	6.2	9.5	13.4	16.3	18.4
Mean Rain mm	116.8	122.4	82.8	56.0	52.9	46.1	39.3	29.1	33.4	74.9	81.1	122.3