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Paluma Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

m

The Paluma Dam is an earth- and rock-fill embankment dam across Swamp Creek, situated on the western slopes of the Paluma Range, north of Townsville, in Far North Queensland, Australia. The resultant reservoir is known as Lake Paluma. Paluma Dam is managed by Townsville City Council.

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

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