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Teemburra Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Teemburra Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam, with two saddle dams, across the Teemburra Creek, located near the settlement of Gargett, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Mackay, Queensland, Australia. The dam was completed in 1997 to supply potable water and for irrigation purposes.

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

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