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Maroon Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Maroon Dam is a rock- and earth-filled embankment dam across the Burnett Creek, located in South East Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Scenic Rim Regional Council region. The impounded reservoir is also called Maroon Dam.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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