Wappa Dam

The Wappa Dam is a mass concrete gravity arch dam with earth-fill abutments and an un-gated spillway across the South Maroochy River that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for supply of potable water for the Sunshine Coast region. The impounded reservoir is also called Wappa Dam. The da…
The Wappa Dam is a mass concrete gravity arch dam with earth-fill abutments and an un-gated spillway across the South Maroochy River that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for supply of potable water for the Sunshine Coast region. The impounded reservoir is also called Wappa Dam. The dam and most of the reservoir are within Kiamba with the most northerly part of the reservoir in Cooloolabin, both in the Sunshine Coast Region.
  • Type of dam: Gravity dam
  • Impounds: South Maroochy River
  • Height: 24 m (79 ft)
  • Length: 138 m (453 ft)
  • Dam volume: 12×10³ m³ (420×10³ cu ft)
  • Spillway type: Uncontrolled
  • Spillway capacity: 1,420 m³/s (50,000 cu ft/s)

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