E.J. Beardmore Dam
The E.J. Beardmore Dam, an earth-fill embankment dam with a concrete gravity wall across the Balonne River, is located in South [West Queensland|South West] Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation. The resultant reservoir is called Lake Kajarabie.
Location and features
Located north-east of St [George, Queensland|St George], the dam wall was completed in 1972.The dam wall is high and long and holds back of water when at full capacity. The surface area of the reservoir is and the catchment area is. The uncontrolled spillway has a discharge capacity of. Lake Kajarabie has an average depth of and, when full, impounded water can back up some along the Balonne River and almost along the Maranoa River.